''Riders of the Plains'' is a 1924 American silent

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directed by

Jacques Jaccard Jacques Jaccard (September 11, 1886 – July 24, 1960) was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film. He directed 86 films and wrote scripts for 80 films. The best-known of his films as ...

for Arrow Films. It was co-written by Karl R. Coolidge and Jacques Jaccard. This serial was one of

Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film '' Frankenstein'' (1931) (his 82nd film) established ...

's early (uncredited) film appearances. Chapter one premiered on October 1, 1924, and the final chapter played theaters on December 22, 1924 The serial is considered a lost film.

Cast

Jack Perrin Jack Perrin (born Lyman Wakefield Perrin; July 25, 1896 – December 17, 1967) was an American actor specializing in Westerns. Early life Perrin was born in Three Rivers, Michigan. His father worked in real estate and relocated the famil ...

Marilyn Mills Marilyn Mills (1903 – 1956) was a Dutch-born American film actress of the silent era, described on theater marquees as "The Beautiful Marilyn Mills". She also produced two of her films. Mills' father managed a large bakery in Los Angeles. Be ...

Ruth Royce Ruth Royce (February 6, 1893 – May 7, 1971) was an American vaudeville performer and silent film actress from Versailles, Missouri. Career Royce appeared in the serial, ''The Vanishing Dagger'' (1920), which starred Eddie Polo and C. Norman Ham ...

Charles Brinley Charles Brinley (November 15, 1880 – February 17, 1946) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1913 and 1939. He was born in Yuma, Arizona and died in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, ...

Kingsley Benedict Kingsley Benedict (November 14, 1878 – November 27, 1951) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1915 and 1930. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Benedic ...

* Running Elk * Robert Miles * Rhody Hathaway *

Clark Comstock Clark Comstock (1862–1934) was an American film actor of the silent and early sound era. He appeared in around 50 films and serials between 1915 and 1930, many of them westerns.Katchmer p.69 Selected filmography * ''The Westerners'' (1919) * ...

in a bit part

Chapter Titles

* 1. Red Shadows * 2. Dangerous Hazards * 3. A Living Death * 4. Flames of Fury * 5. Morgan's Raid * 6. Out of the Past * 7. A Fighting Gamble * 8. A Prisoner of War * 9. Pawns of Destiny * 10. Riding for Life * 11. In Death's Shadow * 12. Flaming Vengeance * 13. Thundering Hoofs * 14. Red Talons * 15. The Reckoning

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* 1924 films 1924 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Jacques Jaccard American silent serial films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub

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