''The Red Rider'' is a 1934 American Western film serial from

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and starring Buck Jones. It has 15 chapters based on the short story "The Redhead from Sun Dog" by

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, and is a remake of Buck Jones' earlier 1931 film ''

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Plot

Sheriff "Red" Davison (Buck Jones), the sheriff of Sun Dog, is shocked when he hears his good friend "Silent" Slade (Grant Withers) has been accused of murdering a man named Scotty McKee (J.P. McGowan). He feels that Slade was framed and denied a fair trial. When Slade is sentenced to hang, Red allows him to escape from jail, sacrificing his job and his good reputation in the process. Red and his horse Silver then follow Slade in an attempt to aid him in proving his innocence.

Cast

* Buck Jones as "Red" Davidson * Grant Withers as "Silent" Slade * Marion Shilling as Marie Maxwell * Walter Miller as Jim Breen * Richard Cramer as Joe Portos * Silver as Silver, Red's Horse * Charles K. French as Robert Maxwell * Margaret La Marr as Joan McKee *

Edmund Cobb Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in more than 620 films between 1912 and 1966. Biography Cobb was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of William Henry Cobb and Eddie (Edmundi ...

as Johnny Snow *

Monte Montague Monte Montague (April 23, 1891 – April 6, 1959) was the stage name for Walter H. Montague, an American film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1920 and 1954. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky, and died in Burbank, California ...

as Bill Abel, one of Portos' henchmen *

Jim Thorpe James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): ''Wa-Tho-Huk'', translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native ...

as Al Abel, one of Portos' henchmen * William Desmond as Sheriff Campbell *

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as Mayor "Soapy" Caswell * Robert McGowan as Hubert Sund * J. Frank Glendon as an Attorney

Production

''The Red Rider'' was based on the short story "The Redhead from Sun Dog" by

Stunts

* Cliff Lyons * Tom Steele

Chapter titles

# Sentenced to Die # A Leap for Life # The Night Attack # A Treacherous Ambush # Trapped # The Brink of Death # The Fatal Plunge # The Stampede # The Posse Rider # The Avenging Trail # The Lost Diamonds # Double Trouble # The Night Raiders # In the Enemies' Hideout # Brought to Justice _Source:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Red Rider, The 1934 films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films based on short fiction Remakes of American films Films directed by Lew Landers Universal Pictures film serials 1934 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton 1930s American films