Movie: The Vanishing Rider

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William Desmond
William Desmond

Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider

Ethlyne Clair
Ethlyne Clair

Mary Allen

Nelson McDowell
Nelson McDowell

Pop Smith

Bud Osborne
Bud Osborne

Butch Bradley

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff

The Villain

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    William Desmond plays Jim Davis, a secret service agent by day and masked avenger by night. Ethlyne Clair provided feminine appeal, while Bud Osborne, as the notorious Butch Bradley, and a young Boris Karloff took care of the villainy.

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    1928-01-16

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