The Miracle Rider

Apr 11, 1935

5h 6m

★ 4.3

Idol of every Boy in the World - Greatest Western Star In The History Of Motion Pictures!

Overview

In 1930s Texas, following the murder of his father, Tom Morgan joins the Texas Rangers to avenge his father's death and to follow in his path as a proponent of Indian rights. His task as a Ranger is to stop the evil Zaroff and his gang, who are smuggling the elements for a powerful explosive from a mine on Indian land.

Genres

Western

Action

Production Companies

Mascot Pictures

The Miracle Rider Trailers

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Cast

Tom Morgan, Texas Ranger

Tom Mix

Ruth

Joan Gale

Zaroff

Charles Middleton

Chief Black Wing

Robert Frazer

Metzger

Niles Welch

Carlton

Jason Robards Sr.

Longboat

Bob Kortman

Christopher Adams

Edward Earle

Emil Janss

Edward Hearn

Sewell

Tom London

Vining

Edmund Cobb

John Stelter

Ernie Adams

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