The Ghost Rider (1943)

The first of a long-running series of Monogram-produced westerns starring Johnny Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton that replaced the Rough Riders series following the death of Buck Jones in the... See full summary »

Director:

Wallace Fox

Writer:

Adele S. Buffington (original screenplay)

Stars:

Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Harry Woods

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Mack Brown	...	Nevada Jack McKenzie
Raymond Hatton	...	Marshal Sandy Hopkins
Harry Woods	...	Lash Edwards
Beverly Boyd	...	Julie Wilson
Tom Seidel	...	Joe McNally
Edmund Cobb	...	Henchman Zach Saddler
Bud Osborne	...	Henchman Lucky Howard
George DeNormand	...	Henchman Red
Bill Hunter	...	Henchman
Artie Ortego	...	Henchman Roy
Charles King	...	Henchman Steve Cook
Milburn Morante	...	Wilson (Hotel Owner) (as Milburn Moranti)
Bill Nestell	...	Bartender Bill
Jack Daley	...	Pat McNally
Horace B. Carpenter	...	Talkative Old-Timer (as Horace Carpenter)

Storyline

The first of a long-running series of Monogram-produced westerns starring Johnny Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton that replaced the Rough Riders series following the death of Buck Jones in the Boston night club fire. Though the next three years featured Brown (as Nevada Jack McKenzie) and Hatton (in his Sandy Hopkins role from the Rough Riders series) as undercover marshals in some form or another, this initial entry had Brown as a lone rider seeking vengeance and he and Hatton's characters were unknown to each other through most of the film. Hopkins offer McKenzie a marshal's job at the end of the film, which the Brown character declined and rode off alone on his quest. This quest didn't take long as by the next film in the series Nevada Jack McKenzie was a full-fledged U. S. Marshal.

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Plot Keywords:

series | nevada | u.s. marshal | vengeance | henchman | 

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Taglines:

MYSTERY MAN OF THE WEST! He shows up wherever the action is hottest...with his six-gun blazing and his fists doing all his arguing.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 April 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spökryttaren från prärien

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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