Dick Turpin's Ride to York (1922)

Directed by

Maurice Elvey

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent film from 1922 tells the story of the 18th century highwayman Dick Turpin. It follows his famous overnight ride from London to York on his horse Black Bess.

historicsilentdramaticaction-orientedold-fashionedlegendaryfast-pacedadventurous

What happens

Dick Turpin's Ride to York is a 1922 British historical silent film drama directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Isobel Elsom and Cecil Humphreys. It was the first feature-length film of the story of the famous 18th-century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary 200 mi (320 km) overnight ride from London to York on his mount Black Bess. Dick Turpin's Ride to York was for many years assumed by film historians to be completely lost. However two reels of the film were among several rediscoveries in a private collection in the United States in 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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