
The Ghost Rider
Western
Overview
The first of a long-running series of Monogram-produced westerns starring Johnny Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton that replaced the Rough Riders series following the death of Buck Jones in the Boston night club fire. Though the next three years featured Brown (as Nevada Jack McKenzie) and Hatton (in his Sandy Hopkins role from the Rough Riders series) as undercover marshals in some form or another, this initial entry had Brown as a lone rider seeking vengeance and he and Hatton's characters were unknown to each other through most of the film. Hopkins offer McKenzie a marshal's job at the end of the film, which the Brown character declined and rode off alone on his quest. This quest didn't take long as by the next film in the series Nevada Jack McKenzie was a full-fledged U. S. Marshal.
Top Cast


Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
Nevada Jack McKenzie
Johnny Mack Brown
Nevada Jack McKenzie


Raymond Hatton
Raymond Hatton
Marshal Sandy Hopkins
Raymond Hatton
Marshal Sandy Hopkins


Harry Woods
Harry Woods
Lash Edwards
Harry Woods
Lash Edwards
Beverly Boyd
Beverly Boyd
Julie Wilson
Beverly Boyd
Julie Wilson


Tom Seidel
Tom Seidel
Joe McNally
Tom Seidel
Joe McNally


Edmund Cobb
Edmund Cobb
Henchman Zach Saddler
Edmund Cobb
Henchman Zach Saddler


Bud Osborne
Bud Osborne
Henchman Lucky Howard
Bud Osborne
Henchman Lucky Howard
George DeNormand
George DeNormand
Henchman Red
George DeNormand
Henchman Red
Bill Hunter
Bill Hunter
Henchman Jess
Bill Hunter
Henchman Jess


Artie Ortego
Artie Ortego
Henchman Roy
Artie Ortego
Henchman Roy
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