The Rail Rider is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring House Peters, Bertram Marburgh, and Henry West.[1] Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978.

The Rail Rider
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Directed byMaurice Tourneur
Written byEdgar Franklin
Starring
CinematographyJohn van den Broek
Edited byClarence Brown
Production
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Paragon Films
Distributed byWorld Film
Release date
  • August 21, 1916 (1916-08-21)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The film's sets were designed by the art director Ben Carré.

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Preservation status

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Fragmentary prints of The Rail Rider survive in the Library of Congress and the Dawson City collection of the Library and Archives Canada.[2][3]

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Bibliography

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  • Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.
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