The Moon Riders (serial)
1920 film
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The Moon Riders is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Theodore Wharton. The serial is considered lost.[1] It ran for 18 episodes.
Directed byB. Reeves Eason
Theodore Wharton
Theodore Wharton
Written byKarl R. Coolidge
George Hively
William Pigott
Albert Russell
Theodore Wharton
George Hively
William Pigott
Albert Russell
Theodore Wharton
Story byKarl R. Coolidge
George Hively
William Pigott
Albert Russell
Theodore Wharton
George Hively
William Pigott
Albert Russell
Theodore Wharton
StarringArt Acord
Mildred Moore
Mildred Moore
| The Moon Riders | |
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Lobby card for the series. | |
| Directed by | B. Reeves Eason Theodore Wharton |
| Written by | Karl R. Coolidge George Hively William Pigott Albert Russell Theodore Wharton |
| Story by | Karl R. Coolidge George Hively William Pigott Albert Russell Theodore Wharton |
| Starring | Art Acord Mildred Moore |
| Cinematography | William M. Edmond Alfred H. Lathem Howard Oswald |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Co. |
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Running time | 360 minutes (18 episodes) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
- Art Acord as Buck Ravelle, a Ranger
- Charles Newton as Arizona Baldwin
- Mildred Moore as Anna Baldwin, Arizona's Daughter
- George Field as Egbert, Leader of the Moon Riders
- Beatrice Dominguez as Rosa, Housekeeper's Daughter
- Tote Du Crow as Warpee, the Indian Chief
- Albert MacQuarrie as Gant, a crooked attorney
Reception
The Moon Riders is considered to be one of the more successful serials of the silent film era and it established Art Acord as a western star.[2]
Chapter titles
- Over the Precipice
- The Masked Marauders
- The Red Rage of Jealousy
- Vultures of the Hills
- The Death Trap
- Caves of Mystery
- The Menacing Monster
- The Moon Rider's Bride
- Death's Door
- The Pit of Fire
- The House of Doom
- Unmasked
- His Hour of Torture
- The Flaming Peril
- Rushing Waters
- Clearing Skies
