The Mysterious Rider (1927 film)

The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider
	Film poster
Directed by	John Waters
Screenplay by	Paul Gangelin; Alfred Hustwick; Fred Myton
Based on	The Mysterious Rider; by Zane Grey
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky; Adolph Zukor
Starring	Jack Holt; Betty Jewel; Charles Sellon
Cinematography	Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Production; company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 5, 1927;
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Mysterious Rider is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by John Waters and written by Paul Gangelin, Zane Grey, Alfred Hustwick, and Fred Myton. The film stars Jack Holt, Betty Jewel, Charles Sellon, David Torrence, Tom Kennedy, Guy Oliver, and Al Hart. The film was released on March 5, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Based on the Zane Grey novel of the same name, The Mysterious Rider centers around Bent Wade (Jack Holt), a mysterious masked rider who fights to save the homesteads of a colony of desert ranchers from illegal seizure. He eventually falls in love with Dorothy King (Betty Jewel), the daughter of a local financier, after saving her from quicksand.^[3]^[4]

Cast

Jack Holt as Bent Wade
Betty Jewel as Dorothy King
Charles Sellon as Cliff Harkness
David Torrence as Mark King
Tom Kennedy as Lem Spooner
Guy Oliver as Jack Wilson
Al Hart as Sheriff
Ivan Christy as Tom Saunders
Arthur Hoyt as King's Secretary

Preservation

With no prints of The Mysterious Rider located in any film archives,^[5] it is a lost film.^[6]

References

^ Hal Erickson (2015). "The-Mysterious-Rider - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
^ "The Mysterious Rider". afi.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
^ "Good Pictures at Palace". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. May 15, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ "The Mysterious Rider with Jack Holt and Betty Jewel". The Courier-News. June 10, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Mysterious Rider
^ The Mysterious Rider at Lost Film Files: Lost Paramount Pictures - 1927

External links

The Mysterious Rider at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

[1] Hal Erickson (2015). "The-Mysterious-Rider - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.

[2] "The Mysterious Rider". afi.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.

[3] "Good Pictures at Palace". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. May 15, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[4] "The Mysterious Rider with Jack Holt and Betty Jewel". The Courier-News. June 10, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[5] The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Mysterious Rider

[6] The Mysterious Rider at Lost Film Files: Lost Paramount Pictures - 1927

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