The Mystery Rider is a lost[1][2] 1928 American silent Western film serial directed by Robert J. Horner and starring William Desmond. Horner produced and released through Universal Pictures. AFI has the film listed as a five-reel feature (a possible whittled-down five-reel version of the serial).[3]

The Mystery Rider
Directed byRobert J. Horner
Written byRobert J. Horner
Bert Ames (titles)
Produced byRobert J. Horner
StarringWilliam Desmond
CinematographyPaul Allen
Edited byFrank Penrock
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • November 25, 1928 (1928-11-25)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

A trailer for the film (or its episodes) survives in the Library of Congress.[4]

Cast

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Episodes

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  • 1. The Clutching Claw
  • 2. Trapped
  • 3. The Stampede
  • 4. Hands Up
  • 5. Buried Alive
  • 6. The Fatal Shot
  • 7. Hurled Through Space
  • 8. Unmasked
  • 9. Doomed
  • 10. The End of the Trail

References

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  1. ^ The Mystery Rider at silentera.com
  2. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Mystery Rider
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..The Mystery Rider
  4. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title)[trailer only] p.124 c.1978 American Film Institute
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