The Last Frontieris an AmericanPre-Code12-chapter serial, distributed byRKO Radio Picturesin 1932. The story was based on the novel of the same name by Courtney Ryley Cooper.[1]
| The Last Frontier | |
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| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet Thomas Storey |
| Written by | Karl R. Coolidge Robert F. Hill George H. Plympton Arthur Rohlsfel Courtney Ryley Cooper(novel) |
| Produced by | Fred McConnell |
| Starring | Lon Chaney Jr. Dorothy Gulliver Ralph Bushman William Desmond Joe Bonomo Pete Morrison LeRoy Mason |
| Cinematography | Edward Snyder Gilbert Warrenton |
| Edited by | Tom Malloy |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 chapters (213 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The serial starredLon Chaney Jr.as theZorro-esque hero The Black Ghost.Dorothy Gulliverwas the leading female star. The total running time of the serial is 213 minutes.
This serial was also released theatrically in 1932 as a 70-minute feature version calledThe Black Ghost.[2]
Plot
editThe outlaw "Tiger" Morris attempts to drive settlers 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
edit- Lon Chaney Jr.as Tom Kirby, the editor of the local newspaper and the masked vigilante The Black Ghost
- Dorothy Gulliveras Betty Halliday
- Ralph Bushmanas Jeff Maitland
- William DesmondasGeneral George Custer
- Joe Bonomoas Joe, one of Morris' henchman. Listed as "Kit Gordon" in the credits.
- Pete Morrisonas Hank, one of Morris' henchman
- LeRoy Masonas Buck, Morris' spearpoint heavy (chief henchman)
- Yakima CanuttasWild Bill Hickok
- Mary Jo Desmondas Aggie Kirby
- Slim Coleas Uncle Happy
- Richard Neillas Leige "Tiger" Morris, outlaw
- Judith Barrieas Rose Maitland
- Claude Paytonas Colonel Halliday
- Ben Corbettas Bad Ben, one of Morris' henchman
- Frank Lackteenas Chief Pawnee Blood
- Fritzi Fernas Mariah
Production
editThe Last Frontierwas RKO's only serial.[3]
Chapter titles
edit- 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:[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Cooper, Courtney Ryley (1923)."The Last Frontier".
- ^"LAST FRONTIER, THE (1932/Alpha) - DVD".
- ^Harmon, Jim;Donald F. Glut(1973). "14. The Villains" All Bad, All Mad "".The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury.Routledge. p. 360.ISBN978-0-7130-0097-9.
- ^Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography".In the Nick of Time.McFarland & Company, Inc. pp.206–207.ISBN0-7864-0471-X.