The Rail Rider is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring House Peters, Bertram Marburgh, and Henry West.[1] Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978.
The Rail Rider | |
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Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
Written by | Edgar Franklin |
Starring | |
Cinematography | John van den Broek |
Edited by | Clarence Brown |
Production company | Paragon Films |
Distributed by | World Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Ben Carré.
Cast edit
- House Peters as Jim Lewis
- Bertram Marburgh as 'B,' the enigma of the D & O
- Henry West as Bill Carney
- A. Harrington as Theodore C Barker
- Zena Keefe as Mildred Barker
Preservation status edit
Fragmentary prints of The Rail Rider survive in the Library of Congress and the Dawson City collection of the Library and Archives Canada.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ Waldman p. 93
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Rail Rider at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Rail Rider
Bibliography edit
- Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.
External links edit
- The Rail Rider at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie