The Cyclone Rider
Encyclopedia
The Cyclone Rider is a 1924 silent
American adventure film
directed by Tom Buckingham
. Prints of the film survive in the Czech Film Archive.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
American adventure film
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by Tom Buckingham
Tom Buckingham
Tom Buckingham was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 48 films between 1920 and 1932.He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died from surgical complications.-Selected filmography:...
. Prints of the film survive in the Czech Film Archive.
Cast
- Reed HowesReed HowesReed Howes was a model who later became an actor in silent and sound films.He was born as Hermon Reed Howes in Washington, D.C. in 1900. He served in the US Navy in the closing stages of World War I. After the war Howes attended the University of Utah where he graduated...
as Richard Armstrong - Alma BennettAlma BennettAlma Bennett was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 64 films between 1915 and 1931.She was born in Seattle, Washington and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
as Doris Steele - William BaileyWilliam BaileyWilliam Bailey was an American actor. He appeared in 222 films between 1911 and 1959. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Bailey died in Hollywood, California in 1962 at the age of 76.-Selected filmography:...
as Reynard Trask - Margaret McWade as Mrs. Armstrong
- Frank BealFrank BealFrank Beal was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in 42 films between 1910 and 1933...
as Robert Steele - Evelyn BrentEvelyn BrentEvelyn Brent was an American film and stage actress.-Early life:Born Mary Elizabeth Riggs in Tampa, Florida and known as Betty, she was a child of 10 when her mother Eleanor died, leaving her father Arthur to raise her alone...
as Weeping Wanda - Eugene PalletteEugene PalletteEugene William Pallette was an American actor. He appeared in over 240 silent era and sound era motion pictures between 1913 and 1946....
as Eddie - Ben Deeley as Silent Dan
- Heinie ConklinHeinie ConklinHeinie Conklin was an American actor of the silent film era, who appeared in nearly 400 films. Claimed to be one of the original Keystone Kops, Conklin's silent screen makeup consisted heavy eyebrow lining and a thinnish, upside-down, painted-on variation of Kaiser Wilhelm's moustache...
as Remus (as Charles Conklin) - Bud JamisonBud JamisonBud Jamison was an American film actor. He appeared in 450 films between 1915 and 1944.-Career:...
as Romulus - Ben Hendricks Jr. as Taxi Driver