Riders of the Plains

{{short description|1924 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Riders of the Plains

| image = Riders of the Plains 1924 lobby card.jpg

| caption =

| director = Jacques Jaccard

| producer =

| writer = Karl R. Coolidge
Jacques Jaccard

| starring = Jack Perrin
Marilyn Mills

| cinematography =

| distributor = Arrow Film Corporation

| released = {{Film date|1924|10|01|Chapter One}}

| runtime = 15 episodes (5 hours, 10 minutes)

| country = United States

| language = Silent
English intertitles

}}

Riders of the Plains is a 1924 American silent Western film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard for Arrow Films. It was co-written by Karl R. Coolidge and Jacques Jaccard.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/R/RidersOfThePlains1924.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: Riders of the Plains |accessdate=February 20, 2008|work=Silent Era}}

This serial was one of Boris Karloff's early (uncredited) film appearances. Chapter one premiered on October 1, 1924, and the final chapter played theaters on December 22, 1924{{Cite web|url=http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/R/RidersOfThePlains1924.html|title = Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List}} The serial is considered a lost film.

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==Chapter Titles==

  • 1. Red Shadows
  • 2. Dangerous Hazards
  • 3. A Living Death
  • 4. Flames of Fury
  • 5. Morgan's Raid
  • 6. Out of the Past
  • 7. A Fighting Gamble
  • 8. A Prisoner of War
  • 9. Pawns of Destiny
  • 10. Riding for Life
  • 11. In Death's Shadow
  • 12. Flaming Vengeance
  • 13. Thundering Hoofs
  • 14. Red Talons
  • 15. The Reckoning

See also

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