| The Scarlet Horseman | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lewis D. Collins Ray Taylor |
| Written by | Tom Gibson Patricia Harper Joseph O'Donnell |
| Produced by | Morgan Cox |
| Starring | Peter Cookson Paul Guilfoyle Janet Shaw Virginia Christine |
| Cinematography | Jerome Ash George Robinson |
| Edited by | Irving Birnbaum Jack Dolan D. Pat Kelley Alvin Todd Edgar Zane |
| Music by | Milton Rosen |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 13 chapters (221 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Scarlet Horseman is a 1946 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures. It is directed by Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor. Paul Guilfoyle plays Jim Bannion, secret identity of The Scarlet Horseman, with Janet Shaw as Elise, his love interest. Virginia Christine plays the villainess, Matosca.
Plot
Two Texas Rangers investigate the kidnapping of wives and daughters of Senators. In order to do so, one goes undercover as "The Scarlet Horseman", a legendary and respected Comanche figure. The villainess, Matosca, intends to use the kidnappees to force a partition of Texas.
Cast
- Peter Cookson as Kirk Norris, a Texas Ranger
- Paul Guilfoyle as Jim Bannion, a Texas Ranger secretly using the identity of The Scarlet Horseman
- Janet Shaw as Elise Halliday, heroine
- Virginia Christine as Carla Marquette, daughter of a discredited Senator and secretly the villainous Matosca
- Victoria Horne as Loma
- Cy Kendall as Amigo Mañana
- Edward Howard as Zero Quick
- Harold Goodman as Idaho Jones
- Danny Morton as Ballou, saloon owner
- Helen Bennett as Mrs. Ruth Halliday
- Jack Ingram as Tragg, one of Matosca's henchmen
- Edmund Cobb as Kyle, one of Matosca's henchmen
- Guy Wilkerson as Panhandle, one of Matosca's henchmen
- Al Woods as Senator Mark Halliday
- Fred Coby as Tioga
- Ralph Lewis as Saloon Henchman
Chapter titles
- Scarlet for a Champion
- Dry Grass Danger
- Railroad Rescue
- Staked Plains Stampede
- Death Shifts Passengers
- Stop that Stage
- Blunderbuss Broadside
- Scarlet Doublecross
- Doom Beyond the Door
- The Edge of Danger
- Comanche Avalanche
- Staked Plains Massacre
- Scarlet Showdown
Source:[1] The opening narration to each chapter was by Milburn ("Gunsmoke") Stone.
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