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The Phantom of the West

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Director
  
D. Ross Lederman

Music director
  
Lee Zahler

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Romance, Western

Screenplay
  
Ford Beebe

Language
  
English

The Phantom of the West movie poster

Writer
  
Wyndham Gittens
,
Ford Beebe
,
Ben Cohen

Release date
  
January 1, 1931 (1931-01-01)

Cast
  
Tom Tyler
,
Dorothy Gulliver
,
William Desmond
,
Tom Santschi
,
Philo McCullough

Similar movies
  
The Green Archer
,
Mysterious Doctor Satan
,
Zorro's Fighting Legion
,
The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West
,
Zorro Rides Again
,
Son of Zorro

The Phantom of the West is a 1931 American Pre-Code Mascot western movie serial and was the second all-talking serial they produced.

Contents

Tom Tyler stars as Jim Lester, trying to prove that Francisco Cortez (Frank Lanning) is innocent of killing his own father. The real villain is the mysterious Phantom and his League of the Lawless.

Plot summary

Francisco Cortez escapes prison after serving fifteen years for the murder of Jim Lester's father. He proclaim's his innocence and lists seven men who may be the real killer, who uses the name "The Phantom".

Cast

  • Tom Tyler as Jim Lester
  • William Desmond as Martin Blaine
  • Tom Santschi as Bud Landers
  • Dorothy Gulliver as Mona Cortez, Francisco Cortez's daughter
  • Philo McCullough as Royce Macklin
  • Frank Lanning as Francisco Cortez, escaped convict falsely accused of murdering Jim Lester's father
  • Tom Dugan as Oscar, Sheriff's deputy and comic relief
  • Joe Bonomo as Keno, a gunman
  • Frank Hagney as Sheriff Jim H. Ryan
  • Hallie Sullivan as Ruby Blair
  • Kermit Maynard as Peter Drake
  • Dick Dickinson as Harvey Stewart

    • Stunts

  • Joe Bonomo
  • Yakima Canutt
  • Cliff Lyons
  • Kermit Maynard

    • Chapter titles

    1. The Ghost Rides
    2. Stairway of Doom
    3. Horror in the Dark
    4. Battle of the Strong
    5. League of the Lawless
    6. Canyon of Calamity
    7. Price of Silence
    8. House of Hate
    9. Fatal Secret
    10. Rogue's Roundup

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    References

    The Phantom of the West Wikipedia
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    The Phantom of the West IMDb The Phantom of the West themoviedb.org