The Lightning Raider is a 1919 American action film serial directed by George B. Seitz. It was the on-screen debut of Boris Karloff, albeit as an extra.[1] The film serial survives in an incomplete state with some reels preserved at the Library of Congress Public Archives of Canada/Dawson City collection and other film archives, but it is not available on home video.[1] The serial was shown in France as Par Amour.[1]
The Lightning Raider | |
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Directed by | George B. Seitz |
Written by | John B. Clymer Charles W. Goddard George B. Seitz |
Based on | stories written by May Yohe |
Produced by | Pathe Pictures |
Starring | Pearl White Warner Oland Boris Karloff |
Distributed by | Pathé Exchange Astra Films |
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Running time | 300 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A beautiful young woman is in reality a daring master thief. While fleeing the scene of her latest robbery, she meets a handsome young millionaire named Thomas Babbington North. The film belongs to the sensationalistic "Yellow Menace" genre of its time, with Warner Oland playing the insidious Oriental Wu Fang.
Pathé Exchange serials | |
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With Wharton, Inc. (1914–1915) | |
With Astra Films (1916–1920) | |
With Ruth Roland Serials (1919-1924) | |
Pathé Exchange Only (1921–1929) |
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