''The Galloping Ghost'' is a 1931 American

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serial film co-directed by

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and Benjamin H. Kline. The title is the nickname of the star, real life

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player Red Grange. Lon Chaney Jr. had a small uncredited part in it as a henchman.

Plot

Red Grange is thrown off the Clay College football team in disgrace when his friend, Buddy Courtland, takes a bribe to throw the big game and Red attacks him. Red then proceeds to investigate and hunt down the head of the gambling ring responsible. Red eventually clears his name and both he and Buddy are reinstated on the team.

Cast

* Harold 'Red' Grange as Red Grange, Clay College football star *

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as Buddy Courtland *

Dorothy Gulliver Dorothy Kathleen Gulliver (September 6, 1908 – May 23, 1997) was an American silent film actress, and one of the few to make a successful transition when films began using sound. Biography The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gulliver, she wa ...

as Barbara Courtland (Red's girlfriend) * Tom Dugan as Jerry, Red's sidekick * Gwen Lee as Irene Courtland, Buddy's wife * Theodore Lorch as Dr. Julian Blake, brain surgeon * Walter Miller as George Elton * Edward Hearn as Coach Harlow * Edward Peil, Sr. as Coach of Baxter Team * Stepin Fetchit as Snowball *

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as a Sportscaster *

Frank Brownlee Frank Brownlee (October 11, 1874 – February 10, 1948) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1911 and 1943. He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''Sold ...

as Tom, garage manager * Ernie Adams as Brady,

henchman A henchman (''vernacular:'' "hencher"), is a loyal employee, supporter, or aide to some powerful figure engaged in nefarious or criminal enterprises. Henchmen are typically relatively unimportant in the organization: minions whose value lies pri ...

* Dick Dickinson as Mogul Taxi Clerk, henchman *

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as Mullins, henchman * Yakima Canutt as a henchman (uncredited) * Lon Chaney, Jr. as a henchman (uncredited) * Fred Toones as a Football Fan (uncredited)

Production

Grange received this starring role thanks to his business manager, and theater owner, Frank Zambrino. The serial took three weeks to film and Grange earned $4,500 overall. Director

was reportedly fired during filming and replaced by the uncredited Benjamin H. Kline.

Stunts

This serial was filmed at a time before "stuntmen did mostly everything" which meant that Grange had to do a lot of his own stunts.

Chapter titles

# The Idol of Clay # Port of Peril # The Master Mind # The House of Secrets # The Man Without a Face # The Torn $500 Bill # When the Lights Went Out # The Third Degree # Sign in the Sky # The Vulture's Lair # The Radio Patrol # The Ghost comes Back _Source:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Galloping Ghost, The (serial) 1931 films 1930s English-language films 1931 crime films American football films American black-and-white films Mascot Pictures film serials Films directed by B. Reeves Eason Films produced by Nat Levine American crime films 1930s American films