The Phantom of the West

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The Phantom of the West
Directed by	D. Ross Lederman Theodore Joos
Produced by	Nat Levine
Written by	Wyndham Gittens Ford Beebe Ben Cohen
Starring	Tom Tyler William Desmond Tom Santschi Dorothy Gulliver Philo McCullough Frank Lanning
Music by	Lee Zahler
Cinematography	M.A. Anderson Ben Kline Joseph Novak
Editing by	Wyndham Gittens
Distributed by	Mascot Pictures
Release date(s)	1 January 1931
Running time	10 chapters (172 min)
Country	United States
Language	English
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The Phantom of the West (1931) is a Mascot movie serial and the second all-talking serial they produced.

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.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Chapter titles 4 Stunts 5 Trivia 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Plot

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".

[edit] 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
• James Carlyle as Sam Hollister
• W.J. Holmes as Pee Wee

[edit] Chapter titles

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

[edit] Stunts

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

[edit] Trivia

• Tom Tyler later played a character called "The Phantom" in Columbia Pictures' serial of Lee Falk's The Phantom.

[edit] References

• The Phantom of the West at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] External links

• The Phantom of the West at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by The Lone Defender (1930)

Mascot Serial The Phantom of the West (1931)

Succeeded by King of the Wild (1931)

v • d • e Mascot serials Silent Serials (1926-1929) The Silent Flyer • Heroes of the Wild • Isle of Sunken Gold • The Golden Stallion • The Vanishing West • Vultures of the Sea • The Fatal Warning Part-Sound Serials (1929) The King of the Kongo All-Sound Serials (1930-1935) The Lone Defender • The Phantom of the West • King of the Wild • The Vanishing Legion • The Galloping Ghost • The Lightning Warrior • The Shadow of the Eagle • The Last of the Mohicans • The Hurricane Express • The Devil Horse • The Whispering Shadow • The Three Musketeers • Fighting with Kit Carson • The Wolf Dog • The Mystery Squadron • The Lost Jungle • Burn 'Em Up Barnes • The Law of the Wild • Mystery Mountain • The Phantom Empire • The Miracle Rider • The Adventures of Rex and Rinty • The Fighting Marines Actors and Actresses Gene Autry • Edwina Booth • Harry Carey • Frankie Darro • Jack Mulhall • Rin Tin Tin • John Wayne Stunt Performers Yakima Canutt • Kermit Maynard Production Crew B. Reeves Eason • Nat Levine • Richard Thorpe • William Witney See also Film serials • List of film serials • List of film serials by studio