The Phantom of the West

The Phantom of the West
Film poster
Directed by	D. Ross Lederman Theodore Joos
Produced by	Nat Levine
Written by	Wyndham Gittens Ford Beebe Ben Cohen
Starring	Tom Tyler William Desmond Tom Santschi Dorothy Gulliver Philo McCullough Frank Lanning
Music by	Lee Zahler
Cinematography	M. A. Anderson Ben Kline Joseph Novak
Edited by	Wyndham Gittens
Distributed by	Mascot Pictures
Release dates	January 1, 1931 (1931-01-01)
Running time	10 chapters (172 minutes)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Phantom of the West is a 1931 American Pre-Code Mascot western movie serial and was the second all-talking serial they produced.

Tom Tyler stars as Jim Lester, trying to prove that Francisco Cortez (Frank Lanning) is innocent of killing his own father. The real villain is the mysterious Phantom and his League of the Lawless.

Plot

Francisco Cortez escapes prison after serving fifteen years for the murder of Jim Lester's father. He proclaim's his innocence and lists seven men who may be the real killer, who uses the name "The Phantom".

Cast

Tom Tyler as Jim Lester
William Desmond as Martin Blaine
Tom Santschi as Bud Landers
Dorothy Gulliver as Mona Cortez, Francisco Cortez's daughter
Philo McCullough as Royce Macklin
Frank Lanning as Francisco Cortez, escaped convict falsely accused of murdering Jim Lester's father
Tom Dugan as Oscar, Sheriff's deputy and comic relief
Joe Bonomo as Keno, a gunman
Frank Hagney as Sheriff Jim H. Ryan
Hallie Sullivan as Ruby Blair
Kermit Maynard as Peter Drake
Dick Dickinson as Harvey Stewart

Production

Stunts

Chapter titles

The Ghost Rides
Stairway of Doom
Horror in the Dark
Battle of the Strong
League of the Lawless
Canyon of Calamity
Price of Silence
House of Hate
Fatal Secret
Rogue's Roundup

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Trivia

Tom Tyler later played a character called "The Phantom" in Columbia Pictures' serial of Lee Falk's The Phantom.

References

↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 203. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

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Preceded by The Lone Defender (1930)	Mascot Serial The Phantom of the West (1931)	Succeeded by King of the Wild (1931)

Mascot serials

Silent serials (1926-1929)	The Silent Flyer Heroes of the Wild Isle of Sunken Gold The Golden Stallion The Vanishing West Vultures of the Sea The Fatal Warning

Sound serials (1929-1935)	The King of the Kongo The Lone Defender The Phantom of the West King of the Wild The Vanishing Legion The Galloping Ghost The Lightning Warrior The Shadow of the Eagle The Last of the Mohicans The Hurricane Express The Devil Horse The Whispering Shadow The Three Musketeers Fighting with Kit Carson The Wolf Dog The Mystery Squadron The Lost Jungle Burn 'Em Up Barnes The Law of the Wild Mystery Mountain The Phantom Empire The Miracle Rider The Adventures of Rex and Rinty The Fighting Marines

Films directed by D. Ross Lederman

1920s	Sheiks in Bagdad (1925) (Short) A Dog of the Regiment (1927) A Race for Life (1928) Rinty of the Desert (1928) Shadows of the Night (1928) The Million Dollar Collar (1929)

1930s	The Man Hunter (1930) The Phantom of the West (1931) The Texas Ranger (1931) Branded (1931) The Fighting Marshal (1931) The Range Feud (1931) Ridin' for Justice (1932) Texas Cyclone (1932) High Speed (1932) The Riding Tornado (1932) Two-Fisted Law (1932) Daring Danger (1932) McKenna of the Mounted (1932) Speed Demon (1932) End of the Trail (1932) State Trooper (1933) Silent Men (1933) Soldiers of the Storm (1933) The Whirlwind (1933) Rusty Rides Alone (1933) The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934) Hell Bent for Love (1934) A Man's Game (1934) Beyond the Law (1934) Girl in Danger (1934) Murder in the Clouds (1934) Red Hot Tires (1935) Dinky (1935) Case of the Missing Man (1935) Moonlight on the Prairie (1935) Too Tough to Kill (1935) Hell-Ship Morgan (1936) Pride of the Marines (1936) Panic on the Air (1936) The Final Hour (1936) Alibi for Murder (1936) Come Closer, Folks (1936) Counterfeit Lady (1936) Motor Madness (1937) I Promise to Pay (1937) The Frame-Up (1937) A Dangerous Adventure (1937) The Game That Kills (1937) Tarzan's Revenge (1938) Juvenile Court (1938) Adventure in Sahara (1938) The Little Adventuress (1938) North of Shanghai (1939) Racketeers of the Range (1939)

1940s - 1950s	Military Academy (1940) Glamour for Sale (1940) Thundering Frontier (1940) Father's Son (1941) Across the Sierras (1941) Shadows on the Stairs (1941) Strange Alibi (1941) Here Comes the Cavalry (1941) (Short) Passage from Hong Kong (1941) The Body Disappears (1941) Bullet Scars (1942) I Was Framed (1942) Escape from Crime (1942) Busses Roar (1942) The Gorilla Man (1943) Adventure in Iraq (1943) Find the Blackmailer (1943) Gun to Gun (1944) (Short) The Racket Man (1944) Three of a Kind (1944) The Last Ride (1944) Navy Nurse (1945) (Short) Out of the Depths (1945) The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) The Phantom Thief (1946) Dangerous Business (1946) Sing While You Dance (1946) Boston Blackie and the Law (1946) The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) Key Witness (1947) The Return of the Whistler (1948) Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)

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