The Unknown Cavalier

The Unknown Cavalier
The Unknown Cavalier
	Lobby card
Directed by	Albert S. Rogell
Written by	Marion Jackson ; Don Ryan ;
Based on	Ride Him, Cowboy; by Kenneth Perkins
Produced by	Charles R. Rogers
Starring	Ken Maynard ; Kathleen Collins ; David Torrence ;
Cinematography	Sol Polito
Production; company	Charles R. Rogers Productions
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	November 14, 1926;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated March 30, 2025

The Unknown Cavalier is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Ken Maynard, Kathleen Collins, and David Torrence.^[1] It is based on the 1923 novel Ride Him, Cowboy by Kenneth Perkins.^[2]

Cast

Ken Maynard as Tom Drury
Kathleen Collins as Ruth Gaunt
David Torrence as Peter Gaunt
T. Roy Barnes as Clout Pettingill
Jim Mason as Henry Suggs
Otis Harlan as Judge Blowfly Jones
Josef Swickard as Lingo
Bruce Gordon as Bob Webb
Fred Burns as Sheriff
Jimmy Boudwin as Billy Gaunt
Pat Harmon as Bad Man
Frank Lackteen as Bad Man
Raymond Wells as Bad Man

Preservation

With no prints of The Unknown Cavalier located in any film archives,^[3] it is a lost film.

References

↑ Darby p. 449
↑ Progressive Silent Film List: The Unknown Cavalier at silentera.com
↑ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Unknown Cavalier

Bibliography

Darby, William. Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films. Scarecrow Press, 1991.

External links

The Unknown Cavalier at IMDb

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[1] Darby p. 449

[2] Progressive Silent Film List: The Unknown Cavalier at silentera.com

[3] Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Unknown Cavalier

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