The Lightning Raider
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The Lightning Raider is a 1919 American action
film serial directed by George B. Seitz
. It was the on-screen debut of Boris Karloff.
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
film serial directed by George B. Seitz
George B. Seitz
George Brackett Seitz was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, including:*The Perils of Pauline *The Exploits of Elaine...
. It was the on-screen debut of Boris Karloff.
Cast
- Pearl WhitePearl WhitePearl Fay White was an American film actress, the so-called "Stunt Queen" of silent films, most notably in The Perils of Pauline.-Early life:...
as The Lightning Raider - Warner OlandWarner OlandWarner Oland was a Swedish American actor most remembered for his screen role as the detective Charlie Chan.-Biography:He was born Johan Verner Ölund in the village of Nyby, Bjurholm Municipality,...
as Wu Fang - Henry G. Sell as Thomas Babbington North
- Ruby Hoffman as Lottie
- William P. Burt as The Wasp (as William Burt)
- Frank Redman as Hop Sing
- Nellie Burt as Sunbeam
- Sam Kim
- Henrietta Simpson
- Boris KarloffBoris KarloffWilliam Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...
- Billy Sullivan (as William A. Sullivan)
- Anita Brown
Chapter Titles
- 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 filmographyBoris Karloff filmographyThis is the filmography of Boris Karloff. Born as William Henry Pratt, he joined a touring company and adopted the stage name Boris Karloff. During these early stages of his career he was mostly left in obscurity. By 1919, Karloff found regular work as an extra at Universal Studios. Karloff's first...