The Lightning Rider

May 18, 1924

1h 0m

★ 0.0

Overview

A bandit known as The Black Mask is terrorizing the countryside around the California border town of Caliboro. When word spreads that the Mask's gang is going to hit town, the town priest turns over the church's money to the local sheriff for safekeeping.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

W.W. Hodkinson Corp.

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Cast

Phlip Morgan

Harry Carey

Patricia Alvarez

Virginia Brown Faire

Sheriff Alvarez

Thomas G. Lingham

Ramon Gonzales (as Leon Barry)

Léon Bary

Manuel

Bert Hadley

Mammy

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Claire Grayson

Frances Ross

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Slave of Desire

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Poet Raphael de Valentin is down on his luck until a friend introduces him into society. He meets the Countess Fedora, and after she reads his poems, his work becomes an overnight sensation.

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