THE PHANTOM OF THE WEST (1931) Tom Tyler, William Desmond, Bob Stanschi | Western | B&W

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The Phantom of the West is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film serial and was the second all-talking serial produced by Mascot Pictures. Tom Tyler stars as Jim Lester, trying to prove that Francisco Cortez (Frank Lanning) is innocent of killing Lester's father years before. The real villain is the mysterious Phantom and his League of the Lawless.

SYNOPSIS
Francisco Cortez escapes prison after serving fifteen years for the murder of Jim Lester's father. Hunted by a posse, the escaped convict takes refuge in Jim Lester's house. When Lester discovers him, Cortez proclaims his innocence. He lists the names of seven men, one of which is the real killer, the murderer calling himself "The Phantom".

A young man's father is murdered and the man convicted of the crime escapes prison, leaving a note intimating that seven local men know the real killer's true identity. The murdered man's son sets out to locate the seven men and find his father's slayer.

CAST & CREW
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

Directed by D. Ross Lederman, Theodore Joos
Written by Wyndham Gittens, Ford Beebe, Ben Cohen
Produced by Nat Levine
Cinematography M. A. Anderson, Ben Kline, Joseph Novak
Edited by Wyndham Gittens
Music by Lee Zahler
Distributed by Mascot Pictures
Release date January 1, 1931
Running time 10 chapters (172 minutes)
Country United States
Language English

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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