Whispering Smith Rides
(1927) American
B&W : Serial / 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 H. Gooden, from a novel by Frank H. Spearman. / Ten episodes (two reels each): [1] “Lawless Men,” released 6 June 1927; [2] “Caught in the Crash”; [3] “Trapped”; [4] “The Ambush”; [5] “Railroad Gold”; [6] “The Interrupted Wedding”; [7] “A Coward of Conscience”; [8] “The Bandit’s Bargain”; [9] “The Trail of Sacrifice”; [10] “A Call of the Heart.” / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama: Western.

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

Keywords: Serials

Listing updated: 30 September 2009.

References: Braff-Universal n. 9052; Lahue-Continued pp. 137, 263, 289 : Website-SerSq.