Alma Rayford

Alma Rayford
Rayford with an unidentified actor in a scene from Hearts o' the Range (1921).
Born	(1903-03-24)March 24, 1903 Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	February 14, 1987(1987-02-14) (aged 83) El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1921–1934 (film)

Alma Rayford (March 24, 1903 – February 14, 1987) was an American film actress of the silent era.[1]

Rayford was born on a ranch in Oklahoma and learned to ride horses as she grew up there.[2]

Rayford specialized in western films, appearing in 18 features and a number of two-reel films.[1]

Selected filmography

• The Passing of Wolf MacLean (1924)
• Romance of the Wasteland (1924)
• The Terror of Pueblo (1924)
• The Demon Rider (1925)
• Ace of Action (1926)
• Deuce High (1926)
• Vanishing Hoofs (1926)
• The Haunted Range (1926) aka The Haunted Ranch[3]
• The Lost Trail (1926)
• The Phantom Buster (1927)
• Between Dangers (1927)
• The Valley of Hunted Men (1928)
• Young Whirlwind (1928)

References

1. Katchmer, George A. (2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. pp. 316–317. ISBN 9781476609058. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
2. "Screen Secrets". Detroit Free Press. July 24, 1927. p. 56. Retrieved May 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p.300. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.

External links

• Alma Rayford at IMDb