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1954 film by Richard Bartlett
Silent Raiders
Original film poster
Directed byRichard Bartlett
Written byRichard Bartlett
Produced byEarle Lyon
Richard Bartlett
StarringRichard Bartlett
Earle Lyon
Jeanette Bordeaux
CinematographyGlen Gano
Edited byAl Walker
Music byElmer Bernstein
Production
company		L&B Productions
Distributed byLippert Pictures
Release date
  • September 17, 1954 (1954-09-17)
Running time65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Silent Raiders is a 1954 low budget American war film directed, starring and co-produced by Richard Bartlett. It was the first film of the L&B Production Company, consisting of Earle Lyon and Richard Bartlett.

Plot

Prior to the Dieppe Raid, seven US Army Rangers come ashore. Their mission is to destroy a German communications centre that controls the coastal guns that threaten the Canadian amphibious assault.

Cast

  • Richard Bartlett as Sgt. Jack
  • Earle Lyon as Sgt. Malloy
  • Jeanette Bordeaux as French Girl
  • Earl Hansen as Pepe
  • Robert Knapp asLt. Finch
  • Dean Fredericks as Chief
  • Frank Stanlow as Horse
  • Carl Swanstrom as Wetzel

Production

Produced for $27,000 with the working titles of Dieppe Raid and Three Miles to Dawn, it was filmed in Malibu, California in 1953.

The producers were able to use composer Elmer Bernstein who was relegated to minor studios during the Hollywood blacklist period.

Notes

  1. "Richard Bartlett Biography". Archived from the original on 2015-03-27.
  2. "SILENT RAIDERS(1954)". Archived from the original on 2017-09-20.

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