The Trail Rider (1925)
Western | 22 February 1925
Cast:
Buck Jones, Nancy Deaver, Lucy Fox [ More ]Director:
W. S. Van DykeWriter:
Thomas Dixon Jr.Cinematographer:
Reginald LyonsProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.
The Dec 1924 AmCin reported that cinematographer Reginald Lyons had finished shooting The Trail Rider, after three weeks on location at the town of Angels Camp in Calaveras County, CA.
The Var review lists the film's title as The Trail Riders ...
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The Dec 1924 AmCin reported that cinematographer Reginald Lyons had finished shooting The Trail Rider, after three weeks on location at the town of Angels Camp in Calaveras County, CA.
The Var review lists the film's title as The Trail Riders .
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Tex Hartwell comes to the aid of an old cobbler by protecting him from the blows and insults of Jim Mackey, a skinflint banker. Mackey orders his hired guns to get Tex, but Tex is too quick for them. On the strength of his fast draw, Tex is hired as a trail rider by Dee Winch, being given the job of keeping diseased cattle off Winch's grasslands. Mackey's men later stampede a herd of infected cattle onto Winch's land, and Tex is fired in disgrace. Fanny Goodnight informs Tex that Mackey is the leader of the cattle runners, and Tex forces him to sign a confession to that effect. The old cobbler later kills Mackey, Tex is cleared with the cattlemen, and he and Fanny decide to ride a trail of their own ... + −
Tex Hartwell comes to the aid of an old cobbler by protecting him from the blows and insults of Jim Mackey, a skinflint banker. Mackey orders his hired guns to get Tex, but Tex is too quick for them. On the strength of his fast draw, Tex is hired as a trail rider by Dee Winch, being given the job of keeping diseased cattle off Winch's grasslands. Mackey's men later stampede a herd of infected cattle onto Winch's land, and Tex is fired in disgrace. Fanny Goodnight informs Tex that Mackey is the leader of the cattle runners, and Tex forces him to sign a confession to that effect. The old cobbler later kills Mackey, Tex is cleared with the cattlemen, and he and Fanny decide to ride a trail of their own together. + −
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