The Moon Riders (serial)

The Moon Riders
Lobby card for the series.
Directed by	B. Reeves Eason Theodore Wharton
Written by	Karl R. Coolidge George Hively William Pigott Albert Russell Theodore Wharton
Story by	Karl R. Coolidge George Hively William Pigott Albert Russell Theodore Wharton
Starring	Art Acord Mildred Moore
Cinematography	William M. Edmond Alfred H. Lathem Howard Oswald
Distributed by	Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
Release date	April 26, 1920 (1920-04-26)
Running time	360 minutes (18 episodes)
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Moon Riders is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Theodore Wharton. The serial is considered lost.^[1] It ran for 18 episodes.

Cast

Art Acord as Buck Ravelle, a Ranger
Charles Newton as Arizona Baldwin
Mildred Moore as Anna Baldwin, Arizona's Daughter
George Field as Egbert, Leader of the Moon Riders
Beatrice Dominguez as Rosa, Housekeeper's Daughter
Tote Du Crow as Warpee, the Indian Chief
Albert MacQuarrie as Gant, a crooked attorney

Reception

The Moon Riders is considered to be one of the more successful serials of the silent film era and it established Art Acord as a western star.^[2]

Chapter titles

Over the Precipice
The Masked Marauders
The Red Rage of Jealousy
Vultures of the Hills
The Death Trap
Caves of Mystery
The Menacing Monster
The Moon Rider's Bride
Death's Door
The Pit of Fire
The House of Doom
Unmasked
His Hour of Torture
The Flaming Peril
Rushing Waters
Clearing Skies

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Moon Riders". silentera.com. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
^ Buck, Rainey (1999). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7864-4702-2.

External links

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Universal serials

Serials

Silent Serials (1914-1929)	Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery The Master Key The Trey o' Hearts The Black Box The Broken Coin Graft Under the Crescent The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring Liberty The Mystery Ship The Red Ace The Gray Ghost The Voice on the Wire The Brass Bullet The Bull's Eye The Lion's Claws The Lure of the Circus The Red Glove The Great Radium Mystery The Lion Man The Midnight Man The Flaming Disc The Moon Riders King of the Circus The Vanishing Dagger The Dragon's Net The Diamond Queen Do or Die The Secret Four Terror Trail The White Horseman Winners of the West The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe In the Days of Buffalo Bill Perils of the Yukon The Radio King With Stanley in Africa Around the World in 18 Days Beasts of Paradise The Eagle's Talons The Ghost City In the Days of Daniel Boone The Oregon Trail The Phantom Fortune The Social Buccaneer The Steel Trail The Fast Express The Fighting Ranger The Iron Man The Riddle Rider Wolves of the North Ace of Spades The Great Circus Mystery The Scarlet Streak Fighting with Buffalo Bill Strings of Steel The Winking Idol Blake of Scotland Yard The Fire Fighters The Return of the Riddle Rider The Trail of the Tiger Whispering Smith Rides Haunted Island Tarzan the Mighty The Vanishing Rider The Diamond Master A Final Reckoning The Pirate of Panama
Part-sound Serials (1929-1930)	The Ace of Scotland Yard Tarzan the Tiger The Jade Box The Lightning Express Terry of the Times The Indians Are Coming
Pre-war Sound Serials (1931-1942)	Finger Prints Heroes of the Flames Danger Island Battling with Buffalo Bill The Spell of the Circus Detective Lloyd The Airmail Mystery Heroes of the West Jungle Mystery The Lost Special Clancy of the Mounted The Phantom of the Air Gordon of Ghost City The Perils of Pauline Pirate Treasure The Vanishing Shadow The Red Rider Tailspin Tommy Rustlers of Red Dog The Call of the Savage The Roaring West Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Flash Gordon The Phantom Rider Ace Drummond Jungle Jim Secret Agent X-9 Wild West Days Radio Patrol Tim Tyler's Luck Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Flaming Frontiers Red Barry Scouts to the Rescue Buck Rogers The Oregon Trail The Phantom Creeps The Green Hornet Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Winners of the West Junior G-Men The Green Hornet Strikes Again! Sky Raiders Riders of Death Valley Sea Raiders
War-time Serials (1942-1945)	Don Winslow of the Navy Gang Busters Junior G-Men of the Air Overland Mail The Adventures of Smilin' Jack Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Adventures of the Flying Cadets The Great Alaskan Mystery Raiders of Ghost City Mystery of the River Boat Jungle Queen The Master Key Secret Agent X-9
Post-war Serials (1945-1946)	The Royal Mounted Rides Again The Scarlet Horseman Lost City of the Jungle The Mysterious Mr. M

See also
Film serials List of film serials List of film serials by studio

Films directed by B. Reeves Eason

v t e Films directed by Theodore Wharton
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