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The Rider of Death Valley

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1932 | 78 min | Western

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for most people.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 18 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1932: an older pace and style.

Rigby, Larribee, and Grant each have one third of Bill Joyce's map locating his gold mine. The three plus Joyce's sister Helen head for the mine. An accident with a runaway horse carrying supplies leaves them stranded in the desert with very little water.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 858 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Albert S. Rogell

  • Tom MixTom Rigby
  • Lois WilsonHelen Joyce
  • Fred KohlerLew Grant
  • Forrest StanleyDoc Larribee
  • Edith FellowsBetty Joyce
  • Willard RobertsonBill Joyce
  • Mae BuschTillie
  • Otis HarlanPeck
  • Francis FordGabe
  • Tony the HorseTony - Tom's Horse