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Cast
Ken Maynard
as Dick Scott
Olive Hasbrouck
as Ruth Elliott
Philippe De Lacy
as King Michael XI
Theodore Lorch
as Prime Minister
Joseph Burke
as Kings Tutor
Harry Semels
as Parvene
Billy Franey
as Wild West Show Member
Frank Rice
as Wild West Show Member
Bobby Dunn
as Wild West Show Member
John Sinclair
as Wild West Show Member
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1929
Runtime1h 07m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWestern
Votes1
DirectorHarry Joe Brown
WritersNate Gatzert, Jacques Jaccard, Sylvia Bernstein
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Royal Rider
About The Royal Rider
Dick Scott takes his Wild West show to the Balkan kingdom of Alvania where the boy king of the country commands the troupe to give a performance. The king is greatly impressed with the American cowboys and makes them his palace guard. The prime minister starts a revolution, and Dick and the Americans put it down. The boy king sanctions a romance between Scott and Ruth Elliott, the royal governess.
Directed by Harry Joe Brown, The Royal Rider leans on a strong ensemble — Ken Maynard, Olive Hasbrouck, Philippe De Lacy — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about western titles of 1929.
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