The Phantom Buster

1927 film

  • August 14, 1927 (1927-08-14)
Running time
5 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Phantom Buster is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by William Bertram and featuring Boris Karloff in a supporting role.[1]

Plot

Bill Turner, a construction worker, steals from the corporate payroll for a gang and frames his lookalike Jeff McCloud for the crime. After Turner gets killed in an armed robbery by Jim Breed, Jeff escapes from prison and takes Turner's place in the gang, which is smuggling firearms across the Mexico–United States border. After an ambush McCloud is cared for by Babs, who was betrothed to Turner by her grandfather. Breed appears and reveals Jeff's ruse, but he and Babs are rescued by law enforcement.

Cast

  • Buddy Roosevelt as Jeff McCloud / Bill Turner
  • Alma Rayford as Babs
  • Slim Whitaker as Cassidy (as Charles Whitaker)
  • Boris Karloff as Ramon
  • John Junior as Jim
  • Walter Maly as Jack
  • Lawrence Underwood as Sheriff

See also

  • Boris Karloff filmography

References

  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Phantom Buster". Silent Era. Retrieved April 13, 2008.

External links

  • The Phantom Buster at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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