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''The Vanishing Rider'' is a 1928 American silent
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directed by Ray Taylor and featuring William Desmond and
Ethlyne Clair Ethlyne Clair (born Ethlyne Williamson, November 23, 1904 – February 27, 1996) was an American actress. Clair was born in Talladega, Alabama. A former New York art student, she appeared mostly in silent film, including three Westerns where ...
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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 h ...
was also in the cast. The film is now considered to be
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Cast

* William Desmond as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider *
Ethlyne Clair Ethlyne Clair (born Ethlyne Williamson, November 23, 1904 – February 27, 1996) was an American actress. Clair was born in Talladega, Alabama. A former New York art student, she appeared mostly in silent film, including three Westerns where ...
as Mary Allen *
Nelson McDowell Nelson McDowell (August 14, 1870 – November 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1917 and 1945. McDowell was born in Greenville, Missouri. His parents were N. B. McDowell and Anne Hampton. He attende ...
as Pop Smith *
Bud Osborne Leonard Miles "Bud" Osborne (July 20, 1884 – February 2, 1964) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963. Biography Osborne was born Miles Osborne in Knox County, Texas, ...
as Butch Bradley *
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 h ...
as The Villain


See also

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* 1928 films 1928 lost films 1928 Western (genre) films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Lost Western (genre) films Films directed by Ray Taylor Lost American films Universal Pictures film serials Silent American Western (genre) films Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub