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The Night Horsemen
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4970 feet
Directed by Lynn Reynolds

Cast: Tom Mix [‘Whistling Dan’], May Hopkins [Kate Cumberland], Harry Lonsdale [‘Old Joe’ Cumberland], Joseph Bennett [Doctor Byrne], Sid Jordan [Buck Daniels], Cap Anderson (Captain C.E. Anderson) [Jerry Strann], Bert Sprotte [Mac Strann], Lon Poff [‘Haw Haw’], Charles K. French [the marshal], Tony the horse

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation [Fox Entertainments]. / Produced by William Fox. Scenario by Lynn Reynolds, from the novel The Night Horseman by Max Brand. Cinematography by Ben Kline (Benjamin Kline). Presented by William Fox. / © 18 September 1921 by William Fox [LP17118]. Premiered circa 4 September 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio. Released September 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: Print exists in the George Eastman Museum film archive [35mm positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Horses

Listing updated: 19 April 2023.

References: Norris-Mix p. 169 : Website-AFI; Website-GEM.