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Whispering Smith Rides
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters / 20 reels
Directed by Ray Taylor

Cast: Wallace MacDonald, Rose Blossom, J.P. McGowan, Clarke Comstock, Henry Herbert, W.M. McCormick (William Merrill McCormick)

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Universal Special]. / Scenario by Arthur Henry Gooden, from the novel Whispering Smith by Frank H. Spearman. / Ten chapters (two reels each): [1] “Lawless Men,” © 31 March 1927 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP23808], released 6 June 1927; [2] “Caught in the Crash,” © 14 April 1927 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP23865]; [3] “Trapped,” © 14 April 1927 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP23866]; [4] “The Ambush,” © 28 May 1927 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP24020]; [5] “Railroad Gold,” © 28 May 1927 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP24021]; [6] “The Interrupted Wedding,” © 4 June 1927 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP24047]; [7] “A Coward of Conscience,” © 14 June 1927 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP24090]; [8] “The Bandit’s Bargain,” © 14 June 1927 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP24100]; [9] “The Trail of Sacrifice,” © 17 June 1927 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP24111]; [10] “A Call of the Heart,” © 30 June 1927 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP24138]. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost : Print exists of a theatrical trailer for the film.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Serials

Listing updated: 7 January 2011.

References: Braff-Universal n. 9052; Lahue-Continued pp. 137, 263, 289; LoC-MoPic-2 p. 944 : Website-SerSq.