Riders of the Dark (1928)

60 mins | Western | 21 April 1928

Director:

Nick Grinde

Writer:

W. S. Van Dyke

Cinematographer:

George Nagle

Editor:

Dan Sharits

Production Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
12 Aug 1928
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Variety
5 Sep 1928
p. 28
DETAILS
Release Date:
21 April 1928
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
21 April 1928
LP25224
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
60
Length(in feet):
5,014
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

A newspaper editor in favor of law and order is killed, and his facilities are destroyed. His son and daughter, Jim and Molly Graham, carry on, aided by Lieutenant Crane of the U. S. Army cavalry. Crane arrests Molly to protect her when she accidentally shoots one of the men who killed her father. The bandits attack the jail to get Molly, but they are warded off by the timely arrival of the ...

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A newspaper editor in favor of law and order is killed, and his facilities are destroyed. His son and daughter, Jim and Molly Graham, carry on, aided by Lieutenant Crane of the U. S. Army cavalry. Crane arrests Molly to protect her when she accidentally shoots one of the men who killed her father. The bandits attack the jail to get Molly, but they are warded off by the timely arrival of the cavalry.

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