| The Galloping Ghost | |
| Director: | B. Reeves Eason Benjamin H. Kline |
| Producer: | Nat Levine |
| Starring: | Harold "Red" Grange Dorothy Gulliver Tom Dugan Gwen Lee Ralph Bushman |
| Music: | Lee Zahler |
| Cinematography: | Tom Galligan Benjamin H. Kline Ernest Miller |
| Editing: | Ray Snyder Gilmore Walker |
| Distributor: | Mascot Pictures |
| Runtime: | 12 chapters (226 minutes) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Galloping Ghost is a 1931 American pre-Code Mascot serial film co-directed by B. Reeves Eason and Benjamin H. Kline. The title is the nickname of the star, real life American football player Red Grange. Serial historian Raymond William Stedman lists Lon Chaney Jr. as appearing in Ghost in a small uncredited part as a henchman, but this has never been verified.[1] [2]
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 in anger. Red then proceeds to investigate and hunt down the head of the gambling ring responsible, a criminal enterprise operated out of the Mogul Taxi company offices. 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.[3]
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.[3]
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