| The Phantom Buster | |
| Director: | William Bertram |
| Producer: | Lester F. Scott Jr. |
| Starring: | Buddy Roosevelt Alma Rayford |
| Distributor: | Pathé Exchange |
| Runtime: | 5 reels |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent English intertitles |
The Phantom Buster is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by William Bertram starring Buddy Roosevelt and featuring Boris Karloff in a supporting role. It is considered a lost film.[1]
Bill Turner, a construction worker, steals from the corporate payroll for a gang and frames his lookalike Jeff McCloud for the crime. After Turner gets killed in an armed robbery by Jim Breed, Jeff escapes from prison and takes Turner's place in the gang, which is smuggling firearms across the Mexico–United States border. After an ambush McCloud is cared for by Babs, who was betrothed to Turner by her grandfather. Breed appears and reveals Jeff's ruse, but he and Babs are rescued by law enforcement.