The Scarlet Horseman

The Scarlet Horseman

Directed by	Lewis D. Collins Ray Taylor
Produced by	Morgan Cox
Written by	Tom Gibson Patricia Harper Joseph O'Donnell
Starring	Peter Cookson Paul Guilfoyle Janet Shaw Virginia Christine
Music by	Milton Rosen
Cinematography	Jerome Ash George Robinson
Edited by	Irving Birnbaum Jack Dolan D. Pat Kelley Alvin Todd Edgar Zane
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	12 January 1946
Running time	13 chapters (221 min)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Scarlet Horseman (1946) is a Universal film serial.

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 discredtied 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 Stone.

References

↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 242. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

The Scarlet Horseman at the Internet Movie Database
The Scarlet Horseman at AllMovie

Preceded by The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945)	Universal Serial The Scarlet Horseman (1946)	Succeeded by Lost City of the Jungle (1946)

Universal serials

Serials

Silent Serials (1914-1929)	Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery The Master Key The Trey o' Hearts The Black Box The Broken Coin Graft Under the Crescent The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring Liberty The Mystery Ship The Red Ace The Gray Ghost The Voice on the Wire The Brass Bullet Bull's Eye The Lion's Claws Lure of the Circus The Red Glove The Great Radium Mystery The Lion Man The Midnight Man The Flaming Disc The Moon Riders King of the Circus The Vanishing Dagger The Dragon's Net The Diamond Queen Do or Die The Secret Four Terror Trail The White Horseman Winners of the West The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe In the Days of Buffalo Bill Perils of the Yukon The Radio King With Stanley in Africa Around the World in Eighteen Days Beasts of Paradise The Eagle's Talons The Ghost City In the Days of Daniel Boone The Oregon Trail The Phantom Fortune The Social Buccaneer The Steel Trail The Fast Express The Fighting Ranger The Iron Man The Riddle Rider Wolves of the North Ace of Spades The Great Circus Mystery The Scarlet Streak Fighting with Buffalo Bill Strings of Steel The Winking Idol Blake of Scotland Yard The Fire Fighters The Return of the Riddle Rider The Trail of the Tiger Whispering Smith Rides Haunted Island Tarzan the Mighty The Vanishing Rider The Diamond Master A Final Reckoning The Pirate of Panama

Part-sound Serials (1929-1930)	The Ace of Scotland Yard Tarzan the Tiger The Jade Box The Lightning Express Terry of the Times The Indians Are Coming

Pre-war Sound Serials (1931-1942)	Finger Prints Heroes of the Flames Danger Island Battling with Buffalo Bill The Spell of the Circus Detective Lloyd The Airmail Mystery Heroes of the West The Jungle Mystery The Lost Special Clancy of the Mounted The Phantom of the Air Gordon of Ghost City The Perils of Pauline Pirate Treasure The Vanishing Shadow The Red Rider Tailspin Tommy Rustlers of Red Dog The Call of the Savage The Roaring West Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Flash Gordon The Phantom Rider Ace Drummond Jungle Jim Secret Agent X-9 Wild West Days Radio Patrol Tim Tyler's Luck Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Flaming Frontiers Red Barry Scouts to the Rescue Buck Rogers The Oregon Trail The Phantom Creeps The Green Hornet Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Winners of the West Junior G-Men The Green Hornet Strikes Again! Sky Raiders Riders of Death Valley Sea Raiders

War-time Serials (1942-1945)	Don Winslow of the Navy Gang Busters Junior G-Men of the Air Overland Mail The Adventures of Smilin' Jack Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Adventures of the Flying Cadets The Great Alaskan Mystery Raiders of Ghost City Mystery of the River Boat Jungle Queen The Master Key Secret Agent X-9

Post-war Serials (1945-1946)	The Royal Mounted Rides Again The Scarlet Horseman Lost City of the Jungle The Mysterious Mr. M

See also

Film serials List of film serials List of film serials by studio

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