The Night Riders
Cast & Crew
Alexander Butler
Maudie Dunham
Albert Ray
Andrea Beaulieu
Russell Gordon
Jose De La Cruz
Film Details
Synopsis
Young John Tresler arrives at an area of the Canadian Northwest that is terrorized by the Night Riders, a gang of marauders led by the mysterious Red Mask. Tresler falls in love with Diana Marbolt, the daughter of blind ranch owner Julian Marbolt, and begins to organize a posse to run down the Night Riders. Wounded in his first skirmish with the marauders, Tresler is nursed back to health by Diana, who is desired by Jake Harnach, Marbolt's bullying ranch foreman. Shot in a fight with Marbolt after he demands Diana's hand, Jake reveals the hideout of the Night Riders, and Tresler's posse and the North West Mounted Police finally destroy the criminal gang. Red Mask, who falls to his death from a cliff, turns out to be Marbolt, who is blind by day, but sees clearly by night. Tresler buys a ranch and marries Diana.
Director
Alexander Butler
Cast
Maudie Dunham
Albert Ray
Andrea Beaulieu
Russell Gordon
Jose De La Cruz
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Notes
British producer G. B. Samuelson made this film in America in the first half of 1920. It was released in England in mid-1920, but was probably not shown publicly in America until 1922, when it was distributed by Second National. A British review from 1920 states that the film was five reels long; modern British sources disagree over whether the film was five or six reels long; and American sources from 1922 give the film's length as six reels or 5,780 feet. A mid-production trade article stated that director Alexander Butler was also playing the villain in the film, but no confirming evidence that he played such a role has been discovered. One modern source states that Irene Miller, not Butler, wrote the script. Another modern source states that the film was shot in Universal City.
