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Art Acord (center) and Mildred Moore.
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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The Moon Riders
Also known as 月光騎手 in Japan; Os Cavaleiros da Lua in Portugal
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 18 chapters / 36 reels
Directed by Reeves Easton (B. Reeves Eason Sr.) [?] and Albert Russell and/or Theodore Wharton?
Cast: Art Acord [Ranger Buck Ravelle], Mildred Moore [Anna Baldwin], Charles Newton [Arizona Baldwin, her father], George Field [Egbert, leader of The Moon Riders], Beatrice Dominguez [Rosa, the housekeeper’s daughter], Tote Du Crow [Warpee, the Indian chief], Albert MacQuarrie [Attorney Gant], Milburn Moranti, Duke R. Lee (Duke Lee), Ruth Royce, George A. Williams, Jay Morley, Otto Nelson, Pat Harmon, Jim Corey, Joe Hazelton, William P. Duvall, Charles Colby, Joel Day, Burt Frank, Clark Comstock, G.B. Phillips, William Moran
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Georve Hively, Albert Russell and Theodore Wharton, from a screen story by George Hively, Karl R. Coolidge, William Pigott, Albert Russell and Theodore Wharton. Cinematography by William Edmunds (William M. Edmond) and Al Latham (Alfred H. Lathem). Presented by Carl Laemmle. / 18 chapters (two reels each): [1] “Over the Precipice,” released 26 April 1920; [2] “The Masked Marauders,” released 3 May 1920 ; [3] “The Red Rage of Jealousy,” released 10 May 1920 ; [4] “Vultures of the Hills,” released 17 May 1920 ; [5] “The Death Trap,” released 24 May 1920 ; [6] “Caves of Mystery,” released 31 May 1920 ; [7] “The Menacing Monster,” released 7 June 1920; [8] “At the Rope’s End,” released 14 June 1920; [9] “The Triple Menace,” released 21 June 1920; [10] “The Moon Rider’s Bride,” released 28 June 1920; [11] “Death’s Door,” released 5 July 1920; [12] “The Pit of Fire,” released 12 July 1920; [13] “The House of Doom,” released 19 July 1920; [14] “Unmasked,” released 26 July 1920; [15] “His Hour of Torture,” released 2 August 1920; [16] “The Flaming Peril,” released 9 August 1920; [17] “Rushing Waters,” released 16 August 1920; [18] “Clearing Skies,” released 23 August 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Acord’s first serial.
Drama: Western.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 1 May 2020.
References: Katchmer-Eighty p. 6; Lahue-Continued pp. 86, 207-208, 286; Lahue-Kops p. 29; McCaffrey-Guide p. 18; Weaver-Twenty p. 27 : ClasIm-223 pp. 29, 49 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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