Alma Rayford Explained

Alma Rayford
Birth Date:	24 March 1903
Birth Place:	Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Death Place:	El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Occupation:	Actress
Yearsactive:	1921–1934 (film)

Alma Rayford (March 24, 1903 – February 14, 1987) was an American film actress of the silent era.^[1]

Rayford was born on a ranch in Oklahoma and learned to ride horses as she grew up there.^[2]

Rayford specialized in western films, appearing in 18 features and a number of two-reel films.

Selected filmography

• The Passing of Wolf MacLean (1924)
• Romance of the Wasteland (1924)
• The Terror of Pueblo (1924)
• The Demon Rider (1925)
• Ace of Action (1926)
• Deuce High (1926)
• Vanishing Hoofs (1926)
• The Haunted Range (1926) aka The Haunted Ranch^[3]
• The Phantom Buster (1927)
• Between Dangers (1927)
• The Valley of Hunted Men (1928)
• Young Whirlwind (1928)

Notes and References

1. Book: Katchmer . George A. . A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses . 2009 . McFarland . 9781476609058 . 316–317 . 25 October 2018 . en.
2. News: Screen Secrets . May 24, 2024 . Detroit Free Press . July 24, 1927 . 56. .
3. Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p.300. .