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| The Vanishing Rider | |
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| Directed by | Ray Taylor |
| Written by | Carl Krusada George H. Plympton William Lord Wright |
| Starring | William Desmond Ethlyne Clair Boris Karloff |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 12 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Vanishing Rider is a 1928 American silent Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor and featuring William Desmond and Ethlyne Clair. Boris Karloff was also in the cast. The film is now considered to be lost. [1]
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