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The Royal Rider (1929)

1929-02-17 · 1h 7m · EN
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Dick Scott takes his Wild West show to the Balkan kingdom of Alvania where the boy king of the country commands the troupe to give a performance. The king is greatly impressed with the American cowboys and makes them his palace guard. The prime minister starts a revolution, and Dick and the Americans put it down. The boy king sanctions a romance between Scott and Ruth Elliott, the royal governess.

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Harry Joe BrownDirectorJacques JaccardWriterSylvia BernsteinWriterLeslie MasonWriter

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Ken MaynardKen MaynardDick ScottOlive HasbrouckOlive HasbrouckRuth ElliottPhilippe De LacyPhilippe De LacyKing Michael XITheodore LorchTheodore LorchPrime MinisterJoseph BurkeJoseph BurkeKings TutorHarry SemelsHarry SemelsParveneBilly FraneyBilly FraneyWild West Show MemberFrank RiceFrank RiceWild West Show MemberBobby DunnBobby DunnWild West Show MemberJohn SinclairJohn SinclairWild West Show MemberBen CorbettBen CorbettWild West Show Member

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Genre affinityWesternPacingShortDirector preference335387Actor preference364659 · 319121 · 461042Country preferenceUsDecade preference1920

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What is The Royal Rider about?

Dick Scott takes his Wild West show to the Balkan kingdom of Alvania where the boy king of the country commands the troupe to give a performance. The king is greatly impressed with the American cowboys and makes them his palace guard. The prime minister starts a revolution, and Dick and the Americans put it down. The boy king sanctions a romance between Scott and Ruth Elliott, the royal governess.

How long is The Royal Rider?

The Royal Rider has a runtime of 67 minutes.