The Miracle Rider

Year:

1935

Duration:

306 min (15 episodes)

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Western

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

B. Reeves Eason

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1935-04-12

Filming Locations: Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $80,000

Gross: $1,000,000 (USA) Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Chief John Big Tree

Jim Thorpe

Tom Mix

Tom Morgan, Texas Ranger

Joan Gale

Ruth

Charles Middleton

Zaroff

Robert Frazer

Chief Black Wing [Ch. 1] (as Bob Frazer)

Niles Welch

Metzger

Jason Robards Sr.

Carlton (as Jason Robards)

Bob Kortman

Longboat

Edward Earle

Christopher Adams, Indian Agent

Edward Hearn

Emil Janss

Tom London

Henchman Sewell

Edmund Cobb

Henchman Vining

Ernie Adams

John Stelter [Chs. 2-7]

Max Wagner

Henchman Morley

Charles King

Henchman Hatton

George Chesebro

Crossman - Janss Hand [Ch. 1, 3, 8, 11-12]

Jack Rockwell

Texas Ranger Rogers

Stanley Price

Henchman Chapman

George Burton

Mort, Janss Hand

Tony Jr. the Horse

Tony, Tom's Horse (as Tony Jr.)

Richard Alexander

Buffalo Hunter [Ch. 1] (uncredited)

Hank Bell

Land Grabber [Ch. 1] (uncredited)

Dick Botiller

Cottonwood [Chs. 4, 9-10] (uncredited)

Charles Brinley

Buffalo Hunter [Ch. 1] (uncredited)

Yakima Canutt

Indian Chief (uncredited)

Horace B. Carpenter

Townsman [Ch. 6] (uncredited)

Tommy Coats

Soldier (Ch. 1) (uncredited)

Iron Eyes Cody

Indian (uncredited)

Ken Cooper

Indian (uncredited)

Tex Cooper

Buffalo Bill [Ch. 1]

Dick Curtis

Copelee (uncredited)

Art Dillard

Townsman [Ch. 6] (uncredited)

Earl Dwire

Indian Scout-Prologue (uncredited)

Frank Ellis

Trapper [Ch. 1] (uncredited)

Bud Geary

Davy Crockett [Ch. 1]

Henry Hall

Doctor Parkins [Ch. 9] (uncredited)

Black Hawk

Chief Two Hawks (uncredited)

Tracy Layne

Henchman Wolf [Ch. 1, 3, 9-13] (uncredited)

Bert Lindley

Hackett [Ch. 1] (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons

Indian (uncredited)

George Magrill

Henchman (uncredited)

Lafe McKee

Colonel Beckett [Ch. 1] (uncredited)

John Merton

Messenger in Prologue (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Buffalo Hunter in Prologue (uncredited)

Bill Nestell

Land Grabber [Ch. 1] (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

Texas Ranger Captain Sam Morgan [Ch. 1] (uncredited)

Artie Ortego

Indian Driver [Chs. 4-5, 9-10] (uncredited)

Fred Parker

Townsman (uncredited)

Tex Phelps

Townsman [Ch. 6] (uncredited)

Chief Standing Bear

Chief Last Elk [Ch. 1]

Hal Taliaferro

Texas Ranger Burnett (uncredited)

Forrest Taylor

Henchman [Chs. 1-2] (uncredited)

Nick Thompson

Featherfoot - Ch. 1,3.9,10 (uncredited)

Wes Warner

Henchman (uncredited)

Slim Whitaker

Bruner - Janss Hand [Ch. 1, 3, 9, 11-12] (uncredited)

Roger Williams

Land Grabber [Ch. 1] (uncredited)

Jay Wilsey

Daniel Boone [Ch. 1]

Did you know?

Trivia

Mascot pretty much pioneered the two-director approach to serials with this film, a system much copied by other studios (Republic, Columbia, Universal) for their own serial output. One director, an action specialist (in this case B. Reeves Eason), would shoot all the outdoor action and stunt scenes. A second director, more suited to handling dialogue scenes (in this case, Armand Schaefer), would simultaneously shoot all the interiors and dialogue scenes. In this way production time was halved, at considerable savings. Levine's main concern was keeping star Tom Mix's time spent filming to a minimum, as he was paying Mix $10,000 a week. Because of Levine's efficient production methods, he was able to keep Mix's shooting schedule down to four weeks.

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Producer Nat Levine paid Tom Mix $10,000 per week to appear in this serial. It was the highest salary Mascot ever paid an actor.

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Goofs

While Ruth is being chased by outlaws, you can see the shadow of a camera truck/car visible on her outfit.

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Quotes

Title Card: Tom Morgan, Texas Ranger, suspecting Zaroff, lures him away from his ranch in order to find proof of his guilt. Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options [last lines] Tom Morgan: There's your contract.

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Title Card: Shortly after the new republic was born, Daniel Boone was given to young America. Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options [first lines] Daniel Boone: We'd better take the north trail.

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