''Riders of Mystery'' is a 1925 American

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film directed by

Robert N. Bradbury Robert North Bradbury (March 23, 1886 – November 24, 1949) (born Ronald E. Bradbury) was an American film actor, director, and screenwriter. He directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941, and is best known for directing early "Poverty Row"-produc ...

and starring

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, Frank Rice, and

Thomas G. Lingham Thomas G. Lingham (April 7, 1870 – February 19, 1950; also credited as Thomas Lingham, Tom Lingham, and as T. G. Lingham) was an American stage performer and then a film actor during both the silent and early sound eras. He appeared in mor ...

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, the Sheriff is shot while trying to capture a band of robbers. Bob takes him to a shack for shelter. In bringing back his belt for identification by his daughter, Bob is framed by the villain John and taken to jail. He escapes and captures the bandits.

Cast

as Bob Merriwell * Frank Rice as Jerry Jones *

as John Arliss *

Peggy O'Day Peggy O'Day (born Genevieve Berte, June 16, 1900 - November 25, 1964) was an American actress, film editor, screenwriter, and stuntwoman active during the 1920s and 1930s. She was sometimes credited under her birth name. and she is often confuse ...

as Helen Arliss * Mack V. Wright as Dan Blair

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

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