The Red Rider is a 1934 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures and starring Buck Jones. It has 15 chapters based on the short story "The Redhead from Sun Dog" by W. C. Tuttle, and is a remake of Buck Jones' earlier 1931 film The Range Feud. Plot Sheriff "Red" Davison (Buck Jones), the sheriff of Sun Dog, is shocked when he hears his good friend "Silent" Slade (Grant Withers) has been accused of murdering a man named Scotty McKee (J.P. McGowan). He feels that Slade was framed and denied a fair trial. When Slade is sentenced to hang, Red allows him to escape from jail, sacrificing his job and his good reputation in the process. Red and his horse Silver then follow Slade in an attempt to aid him in proving his innocence. Cast Buck Jones as "Red" Davidson Grant Withers as "Silent" Slade Marion Shilling as Marie Maxwell Walter Miller as Jim Breen Richard Cramer as Joe Portos Silver as Silver, Red's Horse Charles K. French as Robert Maxwell Margaret La Marr as Joan McKee Edmund Cobb as Johnny Snow Monte Montague as Bill Abel, one of Portos' henchmen Jim Thorpe as Al Abel, one of Portos' henchmen William Desmond as Sheriff Campbell Lee Beggs as Mayor "Soapy" Caswell Robert McGowan as Hubert Sund J. Frank Glendon as an Attorney Production The Red Rider was based on the short story "The Redhead from Sun Dog" by W. C. Tuttle. Stunts Cliff Lyons Tom Steele Chapter titles Sentenced to Die A Leap for Life The Night Attack A Treacherous Ambush Trapped The Brink of Death The Fatal Plunge The Stampede The Posse Rider The Avenging Trail The Lost Diamonds Double Trouble The Night Raiders In the Enemies' Hideout Brought to Justice Source: See also List of film serials List of film serials by studio References External links 1934 films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films based on short fiction Remakes of American films Films directed by Lew Landers Universal Pictures film serials 1934 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton 1930s American films