The Phantom of the West
| The Phantom of the West | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | D. Ross Lederman Theodore Joos |
| Written by | Wyndham Gittens Ford Beebe Ben Cohen |
| Produced by | Nat Levine |
| Starring | Tom Tyler William Desmond Tom Santschi Dorothy Gulliver Philo McCullough Frank Lanning |
| Cinematography | M. A. Anderson Ben Kline Joseph Novak |
| Edited by | Wyndham Gittens |
| Music by | Lee Zahler |
| Distributed by | Mascot Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 chapters (172 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Phantom of the West is a 1931 American Pre-Code Mascot western movie serial and was the second all-talking serial they produced.
Tom Tyler stars as Jim Lester, trying to prove that Francisco Cortez (Frank Lanning) is innocent of killing his own father. The real villain is the mysterious Phantom and his League of the Lawless.
Plot summary
Francisco Cortez escapes prison after serving fifteen years for the murder of Jim Lester's father. He proclaim's his innocence and lists seven men who may be the real killer, who uses the name "The Phantom".
Cast
- Tom Tyler as Jim Lester
- William Desmond as Martin Blaine
- Tom Santschi as Bud Landers
- Dorothy Gulliver as Mona Cortez, Francisco Cortez's daughter
- Philo McCullough as Royce Macklin
- Frank Lanning as Francisco Cortez, escaped convict falsely accused of murdering Jim Lester's father
- Tom Dugan as Oscar, Sheriff's deputy and comic relief
- Joe Bonomo as Keno, a gunman
- Frank Hagney as Sheriff Jim H. Ryan
- Hallie Sullivan as Ruby Blair
- Kermit Maynard as Peter Drake
- Dick Dickinson as Harvey Stewart
Production
Stunts
Chapter titles
- The Ghost Rides
- Stairway of Doom
- Horror in the Dark
- Battle of the Strong
- League of the Lawless
- Canyon of Calamity
- Price of Silence
- House of Hate
- Fatal Secret
- Rogue's Roundup
Source:[1]
See also
References
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 203. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
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