The Lightning Warrior
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The Lightning Warrior is a 1931 American Mascot movie serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...

 starring Rin Tin Tin
Rin Tin Tin
Rin Tin Tin was the name given to a dog adopted from a WWI battlefield that went on to star in twenty-three Hollywood films. The name was subsequently given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio and television.-Origins:The first of the line Rin Tin...

 in his last role. It is regarded as one of the better Mascot serials.

Plot

The Wolfman, a mysterious masked figure
Masked Mystery Villain
A Masked Mystery Villain is a stock character in genre fiction. The Masked Mystery Villain was frequently used in the adventure stories of Pulp magazines and Movie Serials in the early twentieth century. They can also appear in Crime fiction to add to the atmosphere of suspense and suspicion...

, is leading an Indian uprising to drive local settlers off their land. The Wolfman kills Jimmy Carter's father and Alan Scott's brother, which leads the two heroes and Alan's dog Rinty, to hunt down and defeat the villain.

Cast

  • Rin Tin Tin
    Rin Tin Tin
    Rin Tin Tin was the name given to a dog adopted from a WWI battlefield that went on to star in twenty-three Hollywood films. The name was subsequently given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio and television.-Origins:The first of the line Rin Tin...

     as "Rinty", known as The Lightning Warrior to the local Indians
  • Frankie Darro
    Frankie Darro
    Frankie Darro was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles in adventure, western, dramatic, and comedy films, and later became a character actor and voice-over artist.-Early life:Darro...

     as Jimmy Carter, set to defeat The Wolfman after the villain kills Jimmy's father
  • Hayden Stevenson
    Hayden Stevenson
    Hayden Stevenson was an American film actor. He appeared in 108 films between 1915 and 1942.He was born in Georgetown, Kentucky and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* The Lone Hand...

     as Carter
  • George Brent
    George Brent
    George Brent was an Irish film and television actor in American cinema.-Early life:He was born George Brendan Nolan in Raharabeg, County Roscommon on the opposite bank of the River Shannon from the town of Shannonbridge, County Offaly, Ireland, the son of a British Army officer.During the Irish...

     as Alan Scott, government agent investigating The Wolfman and his brother's death
  • Pat O'Malley as Sheriff A. W. Brown
  • Georgia Hale
    Georgia Hale
    Georgia Hale was an actress of the silent movie era.-Career:Georgia Theodora Hale was Miss Chicago 1922 and competed in the Miss America Pageant...

     as Dianne
  • Theodore Lorch
    Theodore Lorch
    Theodore Lorch was an American film actor. He appeared in 146 films between 1908 and 1947.Lorch is notable for his commanding performances in several Three Stooges comedies...

     as Pierre La Farge
  • Lafe McKee as John Hayden
  • Frank Brownlee
    Frank Brownlee
    Frank Brownlee was an American film actor. He appeared in 114 films between 1911 and 1943.He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Sold for Marriage...

     as Angus McDonald
  • Bob Kortman
    Bob Kortman
    Bob Kortman was an American film actor mostly associated with westerns, though he also appeared in a number of Laurel and Hardy comedies...

     as Wells, one of the Wolfman's henchmen
  • Dick Dickinson as Adams, one of the Wolfman's henchmen
  • Yakima Canutt
    Yakima Canutt
    Yakima Canutt , also known as Yak Canutt, was an American rodeo rider, actor, stuntman and action director.-Biography:...

     as Ken Davis and Deputy
  • Frank Lanning
    Frank Lanning
    Frank Lanning was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934.He was born in Marion, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...

     as Indian George/Jim
  • Bertee Beaumont as Pioneer Woman
  • Helen Gibson
    Helen Gibson
    Helen Gibson was an American film actress, vaudeville performer, radio performer, film producer, trick rider and rodeo performer; and is considered to be the first American professional stunt woman.- Rodeo riding :...

     as Pioneer Woman

Chapter titles

  1. Drums of Doom
  2. The Wolf Man
    The Wolf Man
    The Wolf Man is a 1941 American Werewolf Horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. as The Wolf Man, featuring Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Béla Lugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya...

  3. Empty Saddles
  4. Flaming Arrows
  5. The Invisible Enemy
    The Invisible Enemy
    The Invisible Enemy is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 1 October to 22 October 1977...

  6. The Fatal Name
  7. The Ordeal of Fire
  8. The Man Who Knew
  9. Traitor's Hour
  10. Secret of the Cave
    Secret of the Cave
    Secret of the Cave is a 2006 student film by the School of Visual Art and Design at Southern Adventist University. The film is an adaptation of the 1920 children's story of the same name by Arthur S. Maxwell...

  11. Red Shadows
    Red Shadows
    The Red Shadows are the fictional fighting force opposed to Action Force and depicted in the UK Battle Action Force comic books. They were also portrayed in action figures by Palitoy as a European version of the G.I. Joe range. Later US G.I. Joe storylines have revived the Red Shadows as an...

  12. Painted Faces
    Painted Faces
    Painted Faces , is a Hong Kong film directed by Alex Law. The movie was first released in 1988. The language spoken in this movie is Cantonese....


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The Lightning Warrior is a 1931 American Mascot movie serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...

 starring Rin Tin Tin
Rin Tin Tin
Rin Tin Tin was the name given to a dog adopted from a WWI battlefield that went on to star in twenty-three Hollywood films. The name was subsequently given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio and television.-Origins:The first of the line Rin Tin...

 in his last role. It is regarded as one of the better Mascot serials.

Plot

The Wolfman, a mysterious masked figure
Masked Mystery Villain
A Masked Mystery Villain is a stock character in genre fiction. The Masked Mystery Villain was frequently used in the adventure stories of Pulp magazines and Movie Serials in the early twentieth century. They can also appear in Crime fiction to add to the atmosphere of suspense and suspicion...

, is leading an Indian uprising to drive local settlers off their land. The Wolfman kills Jimmy Carter's father and Alan Scott's brother, which leads the two heroes and Alan's dog Rinty, to hunt down and defeat the villain.

Cast

  • Rin Tin Tin
    Rin Tin Tin
    Rin Tin Tin was the name given to a dog adopted from a WWI battlefield that went on to star in twenty-three Hollywood films. The name was subsequently given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio and television.-Origins:The first of the line Rin Tin...

     as "Rinty", known as The Lightning Warrior to the local Indians
  • Frankie Darro
    Frankie Darro
    Frankie Darro was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles in adventure, western, dramatic, and comedy films, and later became a character actor and voice-over artist.-Early life:Darro...

     as Jimmy Carter, set to defeat The Wolfman after the villain kills Jimmy's father
  • Hayden Stevenson
    Hayden Stevenson
    Hayden Stevenson was an American film actor. He appeared in 108 films between 1915 and 1942.He was born in Georgetown, Kentucky and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* The Lone Hand...

     as Carter
  • George Brent
    George Brent
    George Brent was an Irish film and television actor in American cinema.-Early life:He was born George Brendan Nolan in Raharabeg, County Roscommon on the opposite bank of the River Shannon from the town of Shannonbridge, County Offaly, Ireland, the son of a British Army officer.During the Irish...

     as Alan Scott, government agent investigating The Wolfman and his brother's death
  • Pat O'Malley as Sheriff A. W. Brown
  • Georgia Hale
    Georgia Hale
    Georgia Hale was an actress of the silent movie era.-Career:Georgia Theodora Hale was Miss Chicago 1922 and competed in the Miss America Pageant...

     as Dianne
  • Theodore Lorch
    Theodore Lorch
    Theodore Lorch was an American film actor. He appeared in 146 films between 1908 and 1947.Lorch is notable for his commanding performances in several Three Stooges comedies...

     as Pierre La Farge
  • Lafe McKee as John Hayden
  • Frank Brownlee
    Frank Brownlee
    Frank Brownlee was an American film actor. He appeared in 114 films between 1911 and 1943.He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Sold for Marriage...

     as Angus McDonald
  • Bob Kortman
    Bob Kortman
    Bob Kortman was an American film actor mostly associated with westerns, though he also appeared in a number of Laurel and Hardy comedies...

     as Wells, one of the Wolfman's henchmen
  • Dick Dickinson as Adams, one of the Wolfman's henchmen
  • Yakima Canutt
    Yakima Canutt
    Yakima Canutt , also known as Yak Canutt, was an American rodeo rider, actor, stuntman and action director.-Biography:...

     as Ken Davis and Deputy
  • Frank Lanning
    Frank Lanning
    Frank Lanning was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934.He was born in Marion, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...

     as Indian George/Jim
  • Bertee Beaumont as Pioneer Woman
  • Helen Gibson
    Helen Gibson
    Helen Gibson was an American film actress, vaudeville performer, radio performer, film producer, trick rider and rodeo performer; and is considered to be the first American professional stunt woman.- Rodeo riding :...

     as Pioneer Woman

Chapter titles

  1. Drums of Doom
  2. The Wolf Man
    The Wolf Man
    The Wolf Man is a 1941 American Werewolf Horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. as The Wolf Man, featuring Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Béla Lugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya...

  3. Empty Saddles
  4. Flaming Arrows
  5. The Invisible Enemy
    The Invisible Enemy
    The Invisible Enemy is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 1 October to 22 October 1977...

  6. The Fatal Name
  7. The Ordeal of Fire
  8. The Man Who Knew
  9. Traitor's Hour
  10. Secret of the Cave
    Secret of the Cave
    Secret of the Cave is a 2006 student film by the School of Visual Art and Design at Southern Adventist University. The film is an adaptation of the 1920 children's story of the same name by Arthur S. Maxwell...

  11. Red Shadows
    Red Shadows
    The Red Shadows are the fictional fighting force opposed to Action Force and depicted in the UK Battle Action Force comic books. They were also portrayed in action figures by Palitoy as a European version of the G.I. Joe range. Later US G.I. Joe storylines have revived the Red Shadows as an...

  12. Painted Faces
    Painted Faces
    Painted Faces , is a Hong Kong film directed by Alex Law. The movie was first released in 1988. The language spoken in this movie is Cantonese....


Source:

External links

The Lightning Warrior is a 1931 American Mascot movie serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...

 starring Rin Tin Tin
Rin Tin Tin
Rin Tin Tin was the name given to a dog adopted from a WWI battlefield that went on to star in twenty-three Hollywood films. The name was subsequently given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio and television.-Origins:The first of the line Rin Tin...

 in his last role. It is regarded as one of the better Mascot serials.

Plot

The Wolfman, a mysterious masked figure
Masked Mystery Villain
A Masked Mystery Villain is a stock character in genre fiction. The Masked Mystery Villain was frequently used in the adventure stories of Pulp magazines and Movie Serials in the early twentieth century. They can also appear in Crime fiction to add to the atmosphere of suspense and suspicion...

, is leading an Indian uprising to drive local settlers off their land. The Wolfman kills Jimmy Carter's father and Alan Scott's brother, which leads the two heroes and Alan's dog Rinty, to hunt down and defeat the villain.

Cast

  • Rin Tin Tin
    Rin Tin Tin
    Rin Tin Tin was the name given to a dog adopted from a WWI battlefield that went on to star in twenty-three Hollywood films. The name was subsequently given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio and television.-Origins:The first of the line Rin Tin...

     as "Rinty", known as The Lightning Warrior to the local Indians
  • Frankie Darro
    Frankie Darro
    Frankie Darro was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles in adventure, western, dramatic, and comedy films, and later became a character actor and voice-over artist.-Early life:Darro...

     as Jimmy Carter, set to defeat The Wolfman after the villain kills Jimmy's father
  • Hayden Stevenson
    Hayden Stevenson
    Hayden Stevenson was an American film actor. He appeared in 108 films between 1915 and 1942.He was born in Georgetown, Kentucky and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* The Lone Hand...

     as Carter
  • George Brent
    George Brent
    George Brent was an Irish film and television actor in American cinema.-Early life:He was born George Brendan Nolan in Raharabeg, County Roscommon on the opposite bank of the River Shannon from the town of Shannonbridge, County Offaly, Ireland, the son of a British Army officer.During the Irish...

     as Alan Scott, government agent investigating The Wolfman and his brother's death
  • Pat O'Malley as Sheriff A. W. Brown
  • Georgia Hale
    Georgia Hale
    Georgia Hale was an actress of the silent movie era.-Career:Georgia Theodora Hale was Miss Chicago 1922 and competed in the Miss America Pageant...

     as Dianne
  • Theodore Lorch
    Theodore Lorch
    Theodore Lorch was an American film actor. He appeared in 146 films between 1908 and 1947.Lorch is notable for his commanding performances in several Three Stooges comedies...

     as Pierre La Farge
  • Lafe McKee as John Hayden
  • Frank Brownlee
    Frank Brownlee
    Frank Brownlee was an American film actor. He appeared in 114 films between 1911 and 1943.He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Sold for Marriage...

     as Angus McDonald
  • Bob Kortman
    Bob Kortman
    Bob Kortman was an American film actor mostly associated with westerns, though he also appeared in a number of Laurel and Hardy comedies...

     as Wells, one of the Wolfman's henchmen
  • Dick Dickinson as Adams, one of the Wolfman's henchmen
  • Yakima Canutt
    Yakima Canutt
    Yakima Canutt , also known as Yak Canutt, was an American rodeo rider, actor, stuntman and action director.-Biography:...

     as Ken Davis and Deputy
  • Frank Lanning
    Frank Lanning
    Frank Lanning was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934.He was born in Marion, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...

     as Indian George/Jim
  • Bertee Beaumont as Pioneer Woman
  • Helen Gibson
    Helen Gibson
    Helen Gibson was an American film actress, vaudeville performer, radio performer, film producer, trick rider and rodeo performer; and is considered to be the first American professional stunt woman.- Rodeo riding :...

     as Pioneer Woman

Chapter titles

  1. Drums of Doom
  2. The Wolf Man
    The Wolf Man
    The Wolf Man is a 1941 American Werewolf Horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. as The Wolf Man, featuring Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Béla Lugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya...

  3. Empty Saddles
  4. Flaming Arrows
  5. The Invisible Enemy
    The Invisible Enemy
    The Invisible Enemy is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 1 October to 22 October 1977...

  6. The Fatal Name
  7. The Ordeal of Fire
  8. The Man Who Knew
  9. Traitor's Hour
  10. Secret of the Cave
    Secret of the Cave
    Secret of the Cave is a 2006 student film by the School of Visual Art and Design at Southern Adventist University. The film is an adaptation of the 1920 children's story of the same name by Arthur S. Maxwell...

  11. Red Shadows
    Red Shadows
    The Red Shadows are the fictional fighting force opposed to Action Force and depicted in the UK Battle Action Force comic books. They were also portrayed in action figures by Palitoy as a European version of the G.I. Joe range. Later US G.I. Joe storylines have revived the Red Shadows as an...

  12. Painted Faces
    Painted Faces
    Painted Faces , is a Hong Kong film directed by Alex Law. The movie was first released in 1988. The language spoken in this movie is Cantonese....


Source:

External links

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