The Lightning Raider
- January 15, 1919 (1919-01-15)
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]
Plot
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.
Cast
- Pearl White as The Lightning Raider
- Warner Oland as Wu Fang
- Henry G. Sell as Thomas Babbington North
- Ruby Hoffman as Lottie
- William P. Burt as The Wasp (credited as William Burt)
- Frank Redman as Hop Sing
- Nellie Burt as Sunbeam
- Sam Kim
- Henrietta Simpson
- Boris Karloff as an extra
- Billy Sullivan (credited as William A. Sullivan)
- Anita Brown
Episodes
- The Ebony Block
- The Counterplot
- Underworld Terrors
- Through Doors of Steel
- The Brass Key
- The Mystic Box
- Meshes of Evil
- Cave of Dread
- Falsely Accused
- The Baited Trap
- The Bars of Death
- Hurled Into Space
- The White Roses
- Cleared of Guilt
- Wu Fang Atones
See also
- List of film serials
- List of film serials by studio
- Boris Karloff filmography
References
- ^ a b c "Progressive Silent Film List: The Lightning Raider". Silent Era. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
External links
- The Lightning Raider at IMDb
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