| 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  | 
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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
 
See also
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.
 
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