The Phantom Rider (1936 serial)

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The Phantom Rider
The Phantom Rider FilmPoster.jpeg
Film poster
Directed by Ray Taylor
Written by Basil Dickey
Ella O'Neill
George H. Plympton
Henry MacRae
Produced byHenry MacRae
Starring Buck Jones
Marla Shelton
Diana Gibson
Harry Woods
Frank LaRue
George Cooper
Cinematography John Hickson
Allen Q. Thompson
Edited by Saul A. Goodkind
Louis Sackin
Alvin Todd
Edward Todd
Music by David Klatzkin
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • July 6, 1936 (1936-07-06)
Running time
15 chapters (258 minutes)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Phantom Rider is a 1936 American Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor for Universal and starring Buck Jones and Marla Shelton.

Contents

Plot

Cast

Production

Stunts

Chapter titles

  1. Dynamite
  2. The Maddened Herd
  3. The Brink of Disaster
  4. The Phantom Rides
  5. Trapped by Outlaws
  6. Shot Down
  7. Stark Terror
  8. The Night Attack
  9. The Indians Attack
  10. Human Targets
  11. The Shaft of Doom
  12. Flaming Gold
  13. Crashing Timbers
  14. The Last Chance
  15. The Outlaw's Vengeance

Source: [1]

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References

  1. Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp.  215. ISBN   0-7864-0471-X.
Preceded by
Flash Gordon (1936)
Universal Serial
The Phantom Rider(1936)
Succeeded by
Ace Drummond (1936)