THE DEVIL HORSE (1932) Harry Carey, Adrienne Ames & Noah Beery | Western | B&W

The Devil Horse is a 1932 American Pre-Code movie serial starring Harry Carey, Frankie Darro and Noah Beery, Sr. that was distributed by Mascot Pictures. This is regarded as the best of the three serials Harry Carey made in the early 1930s, the other two being Last of the Mohicans and The Vanishing Legion. Frankie Darro had co-starred with Carey previously in The Vanishing Legion. Lane Chandler played the murdered ranger Elliott Norton, uncredited.

SYNOPSIS
Bob Norton, seeking his brother's killer, tangles with outlaws, wild horses, and a "wild" boy.

Hank Canfield (Noah Beery), leader of a gang of horse thieves, attempts to steal a wild racehorse called El Diablo. The crooks bungle the job, but in making their escape, they kill a Ranger named Elliott Norton (Lane Chandler). The ranger's older brother Bob (Harry Carey) sets out to bring his brother's killers to justice, not realizing the apparently respectable Canfield is the guilty party. A young mute orphan referred to as the Wild Boy (Frankie Darro) is the only one in town who knows who the killer is, and Bob Norton attempts to communicate with the child to draw the secret out of him. Meanwhile, the horse thieves make further attempts to kidnap the prized racehorse.

CAST & CREW
Harry Carey as Bob Norton, aka Roberts
Noah Beery, Sr. as Canfield
Frankie Darro as The Wild Boy
Greta Granstedt as Linda Weston
Barrie O'Daniels as Lee Weston
Edward Peil Sr. as The Sheriff
Jack Mower as Mark Adams
Al Bridge as Curley Bates
Lew Kelly as The father
Apache, King of the Wild Horses as "El Diablo"

Directed by Otto Brower, Yakima Canutt (second unit director), Richard Talmadge (second unit director)
Written by George Morgan, Barney A. Sarecky, George H. Plympton, Wyndham Gittens
Produced by Nat Levine
Cinematography Ernest Miller, Victor Scheurich, Carl Wester
Edited by Ray Snyder, Gilmore Walker
Music by Lee Zahler
Distributed by Mascot Pictures
Release date November 1, 1932
Running time 12 chapters (216 min)
Country United States
Language English

Chapter titles
Untamed
Chasm of Death
Doom Riders
Vigilante Law
The Silent Call
Heart of the Mystery
Battle of the Strong
The Missing Witness
The Showdown
The Death Trap
Wild Loyalty
The Double Decoy

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