| The Last Frontier | |
| Director: | Spencer Gordon Bennet Thomas Storey |
| Producer: | Fred McConnell |
| Starring: | Lon Chaney Jr. Dorothy Gulliver Ralph Bushman William Desmond Joe Bonomo Pete Morrison LeRoy Mason |
| Cinematography: | Edward Snyder Gilbert Warrenton |
| Editing: | Tom Malloy |
| Distributor: | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Runtime: | 12 chapters (213 minutes) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Last Frontier is an American Pre-Code 12-chapter serial, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1932. The story was based on the novel of the same name by Courtney Ryley Cooper.[1]
The serial starred Lon Chaney Jr. as the Zorro-esque hero The Black Ghost. Dorothy Gulliver was the leading female star. The total running time of the serial is 213 minutes.
This serial was also released theatrically in 1932 as a 70-minute feature version called The Black Ghost.[2]
The outlaw "Tiger" Morris attempts to drive settlers off their land in order to acquire the local gold deposits. A crusading newspaper editor, Tom Kirby, becomes the masked vigilante The Black Ghost to stop him.
The Last Frontier was RKO's only serial.[3]
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