The Scarlet Horseman

1946 film by Ray Taylor, Lewis D. Collins

January 12, 1946 (1946-01-12)

Running time

13 chapters (221 minutes)CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Scarlet Horseman is a 1946 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures. It is directed by Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor. Paul Guilfoyle plays Jim Bannion, secret identity of The Scarlet Horseman, with Janet Shaw as Elise, his love interest. Virginia Christine plays the villainess, Matosca.

Plot

Two Texas Rangers investigate the kidnapping of wives and daughters of Senators. In order to do so, one goes undercover as "The Scarlet Horseman", a legendary and respected Comanche figure. The villainess, Matosca, intends to use the kidnappees to force a partition of Texas.

Cast

Peter Cookson as Kirk Norris, a Texas Ranger
Paul Guilfoyle as Jim Bannion, a Texas Ranger secretly using the identity of The Scarlet Horseman
Janet Shaw as Elise Halliday, heroine
Virginia Christine as Carla Marquette, daughter of a discredited Senator and secretly the villainous Matosca
Victoria Horne as Loma
Cy Kendall as Amigo Mañana
Edward Howard as Zero Quick
Harold Goodman as Idaho Jones
Danny Morton as Ballou, saloon owner
Helen Bennett as Mrs. Ruth Halliday
Jack Ingram as Tragg, one of Matosca's henchmen
Edmund Cobb as Kyle, one of Matosca's henchmen
Guy Wilkerson as Panhandle, one of Matosca's henchmen
Al Woods as Senator Mark Halliday
Fred Coby as Tioga
Ralph Lewis as Saloon Henchman

Chapter titles

Scarlet for a Champion
Dry Grass Danger
Railroad Rescue
Staked Plains Stampede
Death Shifts Passengers
Stop that Stage
Blunderbuss Broadside
Scarlet Doublecross
Doom Beyond the Door
The Edge of Danger
Comanche Avalanche
Staked Plains Massacre
Scarlet Showdown

_Source:^[1] The opening narration to each chapter was by Milburn ("Gunsmoke") Stone.

References

^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 242. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

The Scarlet Horseman at IMDb
The Scarlet Horseman at AllMovie

Preceded by

The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945)

Universal Serial
The Scarlet Horseman (1946)

Succeeded by

Lost City of the Jungle (1946)

Universal serials

Serials

Silent Serials (1914-1929)	Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery The Master Key The Trey o' Hearts The Black Box The Broken Coin Graft Under the Crescent The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring Liberty The Mystery Ship The Red Ace The Gray Ghost The Voice on the Wire The Brass Bullet The Bull's Eye The Lion's Claws The Lure of the Circus The Red Glove The Great Radium Mystery The Lion Man The Midnight Man The Flaming Disc The Moon Riders King of the Circus The Vanishing Dagger The Dragon's Net The Diamond Queen Do or Die The Secret Four Terror Trail The White Horseman Winners of the West The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe In the Days of Buffalo Bill Perils of the Yukon The Radio King With Stanley in Africa Around the World in 18 Days Beasts of Paradise The Eagle's Talons The Ghost City In the Days of Daniel Boone The Oregon Trail The Phantom Fortune The Social Buccaneer The Steel Trail The Fast Express The Fighting Ranger The Iron Man The Riddle Rider Wolves of the North Ace of Spades The Great Circus Mystery The Scarlet Streak Fighting with Buffalo Bill Strings of Steel The Winking Idol Blake of Scotland Yard The Fire Fighters The Return of the Riddle Rider The Trail of the Tiger Whispering Smith Rides Haunted Island Tarzan the Mighty The Vanishing Rider The Diamond Master A Final Reckoning The Pirate of Panama
Part-sound Serials (1929-1930)	The Ace of Scotland Yard Tarzan the Tiger The Jade Box The Lightning Express Terry of the Times The Indians Are Coming
Pre-war Sound Serials (1931-1942)	Finger Prints Heroes of the Flames Danger Island Battling with Buffalo Bill The Spell of the Circus Detective Lloyd The Airmail Mystery Heroes of the West Jungle Mystery The Lost Special Clancy of the Mounted The Phantom of the Air Gordon of Ghost City The Perils of Pauline Pirate Treasure The Vanishing Shadow The Red Rider Tailspin Tommy Rustlers of Red Dog The Call of the Savage The Roaring West Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Flash Gordon The Phantom Rider Ace Drummond Jungle Jim Secret Agent X-9 Wild West Days Radio Patrol Tim Tyler's Luck Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Flaming Frontiers Red Barry Scouts to the Rescue Buck Rogers The Oregon Trail The Phantom Creeps The Green Hornet Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Winners of the West Junior G-Men The Green Hornet Strikes Again! Sky Raiders Riders of Death Valley Sea Raiders
War-time Serials (1942-1945)	Don Winslow of the Navy Gang Busters Junior G-Men of the Air Overland Mail The Adventures of Smilin' Jack Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Adventures of the Flying Cadets The Great Alaskan Mystery Raiders of Ghost City Mystery of the River Boat Jungle Queen The Master Key Secret Agent X-9
Post-war Serials (1945-1946)	The Royal Mounted Rides Again The Scarlet Horseman Lost City of the Jungle The Mysterious Mr. M

See also
Film serials List of film serials List of film serials by studio

v t e Films directed by Ray Taylor
Fighting with Buffalo Bill (1926) Whispering Smith Rides (1927) The Avenging Shadow (1928) Beauty and Bullets (1928) The Crimson Canyon (1928) A Final Reckoning (1928) Greased Lightning (1928) Quick Triggers (1928) Tarzan the Mighty (1928) The Vanishing Rider (1928) The Ace of Scotland Yard (1929) Come Across (1929) Eyes of the Underworld (1929) The Pirate of Panama (1929) The Jade Box (1930) Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931) Danger Island (1931) Detective Lloyd (1931) Finger Prints (1931) The One Way Trail (1931) The Airmail Mystery (1932) Heroes of the West (1932) Jungle Mystery (1932) Clancy of the Mounted (1933) Gordon of Ghost City (1933) The Perils of Pauline (1933) The Phantom of the Air (1933) Pirate Treasure (1934) The Return of Chandu (1934) The Ivory-Handled Gun (1935) Outlawed Guns (1935) The Roaring West (1935) Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery (1935) The Throwback (1935) The Cowboy and the Kid (1936) Flash Gordon (1936) The Phantom Rider (1936) Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) Silver Spurs (1936) Sunset of Power (1936) The Three Mesquiteers (1936) The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936) Boss of Lonely Valley (1937) Dick Tracy (1937) Drums of Destiny (1937) The Painted Stallion (1937) Raw Timber (1937) Flaming Frontiers (1938) Frontier Town (1938) Hawaiian Buckaroo (1938) Panamint's Bad Man (1938) Rawhide (1938) The Spider's Web (1938) Flying G-Men (1939) Scouts to the Rescue (1939) Bad Man from Red Butte (1940) Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) The Green Hornet (1940) Law and Order (1940) Pony Post (1940) Ragtime Cowboy Joe (1940) Riders of Pasco Basin (1940) West of Carson City (1940) Winners of the West (1940) Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941) Fighting Bill Fargo (1941) Man from Montana (1941) Rawhide Rangers (1941) Riders of Death Valley (1941) Sky Raiders (1941) Don Winslow of the Navy (1942) Gang Busters (1942) Junior G-Men of the Air (1942) Stagecoach Buckaroo (1942) Treat 'Em Rough (1942) The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943) Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943) Cheyenne Roundup (1943) Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943) Boss of Boomtown (1944) The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944) Mystery of the River Boat (1944) Raiders of Ghost City (1944) Jungle Queen (1945) The Master Key (1945) The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945) Secret Agent X-9 (1945) Lost City of the Jungle (1946) The Scarlet Horseman (1946) Black Hills (1947) Border Feud (1947) Cheyenne Takes Over (1947) The Fighting Vigilantes (1947) Ghost Town Renegades (1947) Law of the Lash (1947) The Michigan Kid (1947) Range Beyond the Blue (1947) Return of the Lash (1947) West to Glory (1947) Check Your Guns (1948) Dead Man's Gold (1948) Gunning for Justice (1948) Hidden Danger (1948) The Return of Wildfire (1948) The Tioga Kid (1948) Tornado Range (1948) The Westward Trail (1948) Crashing Thru (1949) Law of the West (1949) Outlaw Country (1949) Range Justice (1949) Shadows of the West (1949) Son of a Bad Man (1949) Son of Billy the Kid (1949) West of El Dorado (1949)

Films directed by Ray Taylor