

The Iron Rider
1920-11-21 · 50 min · ★ 10.0
When law and order fade into distant memory in Angel City, the townspeople yearn for the era of the Iron Riders, a band of men who took justice into their own hands and brought order out of chaos. The organizer of the group was John Lannigan, whose son Larry decides to take up the mantle of the Riders once again.
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- Scott R. Dunlap
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- Fox Film Corporation
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- United States of America
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- Released
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William RussellLarry Lannigan
Vola ValeMera Donovan
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