The Last Frontier (serial)
"The Black Ghost" redirects here. For the electronic music duo, see The Black Ghosts.
| The Last Frontier | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet Thomas Storey |
| Produced by | Fred McConnell |
| Written by | Karl R. Coolidge Robert F. Hill George H. Plympton Arthur Rohlsfel Courtney Ryley Cooper (novel) |
| Starring | Lon Chaney, Jr. Dorothy Gulliver Ralph Bushman William Desmond Joe Bonomo Pete Morrison LeRoy Mason |
| Cinematography | Edward Snyder Gilbert Warrenton |
| Editing by | Tom Malloy |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  5 September 1932 |
| Running time | 213 min (12 chapters) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Last Frontier is a 12-chapter serial, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1932. The serial starred Lon Chaney, Jr. as the zorro-esque hero The Black Ghost. Dorothy Gulliver was the leading female star. The total running time of the serial is 213 minutes.
Contents |
Plot
The outlaw "Tiger" Morris attempts to drive setters off their land in order to acquire the local gold deposits. A crusading newspaper editor, Tom Kirby, becomes the masked vigilante, The Black Ghost, to stop him.
Cast
- Lon Chaney, Jr. as Tom Kirby, the editor of the local newspaper and the masked vigilante The Black Ghost
- Dorothy Gulliver as Betty Halliday
- Ralph Bushman as Jeff Maitland
- William Desmond as General George Custer
- Joe Bonomo as Joe, one of Morris' henchman. Listed as "Kit Gordon" in the credits.
- Pete Morrison as Hank, one of Morris' henchman
- LeRoy Mason as Buck, Morris' spearpoint heavy (chief henchman)
- Yakima Canutt as Wild Bill Hickok
- Mary Jo Desmond as Aggie Kirby
- Slim Cole as Uncle Happy
- Richard Neill as Leige "Tiger" Morris, outlaw
- Judith Barrie as Rose Maitland
- Claude Payton as Colonel Halliday
- Ben Corbett as Bad Ben, one of Morris' henchman
- Frank Lackteen as Chief Pawnee Blood
- Fritzi Fern as Mariah
Production
The Last Frontier was RKO's only serial.[1]
The Black Ghost (Lon Chaney Jr) is a Zorro-style character.[1]
Chapter titles
- The Black Ghost Rides
- The Thundering Herd
- The Black Ghost Strikes
- The Fatal Shot
- Clutching Sands
- The Terror Trail
- Doomed
- Facing Death
- Thundering Doom
- The Life Line
- Driving Danger
- The Black Ghost's Last Ride
Source:[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Harmon, Jim; Donald F. Glut [1973]. "14. The Villains "All Bad, All Mad"", The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge, pp. 360. ISBN 9780713000979.
- ^ Cline, William C. [1984]. "Filmography", In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc., pp. 206-207. ISBN 078640471X.
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