As Betty arrives from the East Coast to take over the ranch and fortune left by her late father, the trip is interrupted by an Indian attack..


If you have about fifty minutes to kill and a high tolerance for shaky film stock, Thunder Riders is fine. It’s not a lost masterpiece, and it’s certainly not something you’d show someone to convince them that silent cinema is a high art form. But if you like the smell of dust and the specific way 1920s actors over-emp...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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William Parke
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"If you have about fifty minutes to kill and a high tolerance for shaky film stock, Thunder Riders is fine. It’s not a lost masterpiece, and it’s certainly not something you’d show someone to convince them that silent cinema is a high art form. But if you like the smell of dust and the specific way 1920s actors over-emphasize every single emotion with their eyebrows, it has a certain charm. It’s mostly for people who collect Western tropes like trading cards. If you’re looking for a deep narrati..."
Carl Krusada, Gardner Bradford, Basil Dickey
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