The Galloping Ghost (serial)
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| Directed by |
B. Reeves Eason Benjamin H. Kline |
| Produced by | Nat Levine |
| Written by |
Ford Beebe Wyndham Gittens Helmer Walton Bergman |
| Starring |
Harold "Red" Grange Dorothy Gulliver Tom Dugan Gwen Lee Ralph Bushman |
| Music by | Lee Zahler |
| Cinematography |
Tom Galligan Benjamin H. Kline Ernest Miller |
| Edited by |
Ray Snyder Gilmore Walker |
| Distributed by | Mascot Pictures |
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12 chapters (226 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Galloping Ghost is a 1931 American Pre-Code Mascot movie serial. The title is the nickname of the star, American football player Red Grange.
Red Grange is thrown off the Clay College football team in disgrace when his friend, Buddy Courtland, takes a bribe to throw the big game and Red attacks him. Red then proceeds to investigate and hunt down the head of the gambling ring responsible. Red eventually clears his name and both he and Buddy are reinstated on the team.
Grange received this starring role thanks to his business manager, and theater owner, Frank Zambrino. The serial took three weeks to film and Grange earned $4,500 overall.
Director B. Reeves Eason was reportedly fired during filming and replaced by the uncredited Benjamin H. Kline.
This serial was filmed at a time before "stuntmen did mostly everything" which meant that Grange had to do a lot of his own stunts.
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