The Lightning Raider (1919)

Directed by

George B. Seitz

Genre

action film, silent film, adventure film, serial film

Country

United States

Runtime

5h

Rated

NR

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent film serial from 1919 featuring a heroic woman who battles criminals. The story unfolds in a series of cliffhanger chapters with action and narrow escapes.

old-fashionedfast-pacedepisodiccliffhangeradventurousfragmentaryrare

What happens

The Lightning Raider is a 1919 American action film serial directed by George B. Seitz. It was the on-screen debut of Boris Karloff, albeit as an extra. The film serial survives in an incomplete state with some reels preserved at the Library of Congress Public Archives of Canada/Dawson City collection and other film archives, but it is not available on home video. The serial was shown in France as Par Amour. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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