The Red Rider
“WHOOPEE! Look who's here!!! The screen's outstanding man of action in a smashing WESTERN SERIAL.”
Synopsis
"Red" Davison(Buck Jones), the sheriff of Sun Dog, sacrifices his job and his good name to save his best friend, "Silent" Slade from the hangman's noose, following a framed-up court decision which sentences Slade to hang for the murder of "Scotty McKee (J.P. McGowan). Davidson allows Slade to escape from jail and follows him to aid him in proving his innocence.
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A crew of 63+ credited
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Edited by Saul A GoodkindShot by Richard Fryer
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Cast & Crew
63 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Buck Jones
as 'Red' Davidson
Grant Withers
as 'Silent' Slade
Marion Shilling
as Marie Maxwell
Walter Miller
as Jim Breen
Richard Cramer
as Joe Portos
Margaret La Marr
as Joan McKee
Silver
as Silver
Charles K French
as Robert Maxwell
Edmund Cobb
as Johnny Snow
J P Mcgowan
as Scotty McKee
William Desmond
as Sheriff Campbell
Monte Montague
as Al Abel
Supporting cast
41John Merton
as Banty
Frank Rice
as Deputy Harp Harris
Jim Thorpe
as Bill Abel, Portos Henchman
Jim Corey
as Berg - Breen Henchman
Bud Osborne
as Kelsey - Breen Henchman
Al Ferguson
as Madden - Breen Henchman
J Frank Glendon
as Attorney
King Baggot
as Townsman
Lee Beggs
as Mayor 'Soapy' Caswell
Hank Bell
as Townsman
Charles Brinley
as Dealer
Buck Bucko
as Rider
Roy Bucko
as Rider
Fred Burns
as Townsman
Ben Corbett
as Cowhand
Joe Dominguez
as Wedding Guest
Frank Ellis
as Townsman
Chester Gan
as Wing
Frank Hagney
as Barfly
Jack Hendricks
as Cowhand
Soledad Jimenez
as Maxwell Servant
Bud Mcclure
as Townsman
Robert Mcgowan
as Hubert Sund
Art Mix
as Wilson
Dennis Moore
as Slim
Buck Moulton
as Townsman
Charles Murphy
as Art
Dennis O Keefe
as Minor Role
Jack O Shea
as Card Player
Artie Ortego
as Juan
Rose Plumer
as Townswoman
Tom Ricketts
as Judge
Jack Rockwell
as Deputy
Chet Ryan
as Cowhand
Jack Shannon
as Cowhand
George Sowards
as Barfly / Henchman
Tom Steele
as Rider
William Steele
as Townsman
Al Taylor
as Townsman
Jim Toney
as Bartender
Eddie Woehler Jr
as Young Boy
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