Rider of the Plains

1931 film

Trem Carr
W. Ray Johnston

Starring

Tom Tyler
Lilian Bond
Al Bridge

CinematographyArchie StoutEdited byCharles J. Hunt

Production
company

Trem Carr Pictures

Distributed bySyndicate Pictures

Release date

May 3, 1931 (1931-05-03)

Running time

57 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Rider of the Plains is a 1931 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Tom Tyler, Lilian Bond and Al Bridge.^[1]

Plot

A reformed outlaw adopts an orphan, Silent Sandy. When some citizens of the town discover Saunders's background, they contrive a scheme to take Sandy away by implicating Saunders in a robbery. Sandy gives a false witness account to protect Saunders, and the real perpetrators are caught.^[2]

Cast

Tom Tyler as Blackie Saunders
Lilian Bond as Betty Harper
Al Bridge as Deputy Bill Gaines
Ted Adams as Parson Jim Wallace
Gordon De Main as Sheriff John Evans
Andy Shuford as Silent Sandy
Slim Whitaker as Deputy Castro
Fern Emmett as Miss Whipple

References

^ Pitts p.400
^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Rider of the Plains (1931)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.

Bibliography

Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.