The Rider of the King Log

1921 film

  • May 1921 (1921-05)
Running time
7 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Rider of the King Log is a lost[1][2] 1921 American silent action film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Frank Sheridan, Irene Boyle, and Richard Travers.[3][4] The film was the first feature shot entirely in Maine. It was originally set to be directed by and star Edgar Jones with Edna May Sperl as the leading lady. A rift between Jones and writer Holman Day led to the departure of Jones and Sperl from the project.

Plot

Cast

  • Frank Sheridan as John Xavier Kavanagh
  • Irene Boyle as Clare Kavanagh
  • Richard Travers as Kenneth Marthorn
  • Emily Chichester as Cora Marthorn
  • Arthur Donaldson as Stephen Marthorn
  • Charles Slattery as Tim Mulkern
  • Carlton Brickert as Donald Kezar
  • John Woodford as Abner Kezar
  • William Black as Warren Britt
  • Albert Roccardi as Father Laflamme
  • Bananas as the Black Bear

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Rider of the King Log
  2. ^ The Rider of the King Log at silentera.com
  3. ^ Goble p. 109
  4. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Rider of the King Long

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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