| Director | Maurice Tourneur |
|---|---|
| Writer | Edgar Franklin |
| Starring | |
| Editing | Clarence Brown |
| Cinematography | John van den Broek |
| Studio | Paragon Films |
| Distributor | World Film |
| Released | August 21, 1916 |
| Runtime | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Rail Rider is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring House Peters, Bertram Marburgh, and Henry West.[1] Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Ben Carré.
Cast
- House Peters as Jim Lewis
- Bertram Marburgh as 'B,' the enigma of the D & O
- Henry West as Bill Carney
- A. Harrington as Theodore C Barker
- Zena Keefe as Mildred Barker
Preservation status
Fragmentary prints of The Rail Rider survive in the Library of Congress and the Dawson City collection of the Library and Archives Canada.[2][3]
References
- ^ Waldman p. 93
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Rail Rider at silentera.com
- ^ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Rail Rider". memory.loc.gov. Archived 2023-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
Bibliography
- Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.
External links
- The Rail Rider at IMDb