The Burning Trail
The Burning Trail is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring William Desmond, Albert J. Smith, and Mary McIvor.[1][2] After accidentally killing a man in a fight, a boxer heads West.
| The Burning Trail | |
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Newspaper publicity for the film | |
| Directed by | Arthur Rosson |
| Written by | Isadore Bernstein |
| Based on | Sundown Slim by Henry H. Knibbs |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot edit
As described in a film magazine review,[3] Smiling Bill wanders west to forget that he killed a man in the boxing ring, and goes into the desert. Meanwhile, he has incurred the enmity of Texas, a bad man. Texas gets a job at the Corliss ranch. Texas attempts to show the younger Corliss boy how to get stock across a neighboring sheepman's land. However, the boy loves the sheepman's daughter and does not want to stir up strife with him. A fight breaks out just as Bill arrives at the Corliss ranch, and he goes for the sheriff. Before the sheriff arrives, the elder Corliss is killed. Bill rescues the sheepman's daughter and another young woman.
Cast edit
- William Desmond as Smiling Bill Flannigan
- Albert J. Smith as Texas
- Mary McIvor as Nell Loring
- Jim Corey as Black Loring
- Jack Dougherty as John Corliss
- Edmund Cobb as Tommy Corliss
- Dolores Rousse as Esther Ramsey
- Harry Tenbrook as Reginald Cholmondeley
- Janet Gaynor as Extra
References edit
- ^ Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 99. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Burning Trail at silentera.com
- ^ "New Pictures: The Burning Trail", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (5): 53, April 25, 1925, retrieved January 23, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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