The Phantom Rider is a 1946 American Westernfilm serial from Republic Pictures starring Robert Kent and Peggy Stewart. It was later re-released under the new title Ghost Riders of the West.
Dr Jim Sterling attempts to create a police force on the Big Tree Indian Reservation. However, his efforts face sabotage, secretly directed by the apparently friendly Indian Agent Fred Carson, whose gang is currently able to rob stagecoaches wagons without opposition. In order to defeat his enemies, Sterling adopts the name and costume of the legendary "Phantom Rider".
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Robert Kent as Dr Jim Sterling and The Phantom Rider
The Phantom Rider was budgeted at $140,207 although the final negative cost was $138,925 (a $1,282, or 0.9%, under spend).[1] It was filmed between 25 July and 22 August 1945.[1] The serial's production number was 1499.[1]
The Phantom Rider's official release date is 26 January 1946, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.[1] The serial was re-released on 11 October 1954, under the new title Ghost Riders of the West, between the first runs of Man with the Steel Whip and Panther Girl of the Kongo.[1]
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