The Devil's Trail is a 1919 American silent drama film that is set in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. It was directed by Stuart Paton and stars Betty Compson.[1][2] It is not known whether the film currently survives.[2][3]
As described in a film magazine,[4] Dibec (Malatesta), a whiskey smuggler who trades liquor to the Indians for blankets and furs, is being pursued by the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. Dubec stops at the post where Mrs. Delisle, wife of Sergeant Delisle, is alone with her daughter Nonette and her baby sister Julie. Dubec kills Mrs. Delisle and abducts Nonette. Twelve years later, Julie (Compson) is celebrating her 16th birthday. The men of the Royal Mounted attend this function, and while the dinner is in progress, Sergeant MacNair arrives. He at once falls in love with Julie, and she with him, and this love persists even though MacNair is to succeed Julie's father as commander of the post. The post is located at Chino Landing, and Sergeant Delisle has been unable to curb the lawless element brought by the gold rush. After twelve years Dubec has returned from the gold camp and is accompanied by Nonette. She is now a woman of the dance halls, and at first she succeeds in keeping her identity secret from her father. But when Delisle's life is endangered by the lawless element and Julie is kidnapped by Dubec, Nonette reveals her secret. While MacNair, who has also been taken prisoner, fights to save Julie, Nonette brings her father and others to the scene. Dubec is captured and there is a happy reunion.
The Devil's Trail during production had the working title of Rose of the Border,[2] which would have reflected the name of Compson's role, then named Rose.
References
^The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
^ abcProgressive Silent Film List: The Devil's Trail at silentera.com
^The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Devil's Trail
^McElravy, Robert C. (June 21, 1919). "Reviews and Advertising Aids: The Devil's Trail". Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company. 40 (12): 1825, 1817. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
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devil, trail, 1919, american, silent, drama, film, that, woods, pacific, northwest, directed, stuart, paton, stars, betty, compson, known, whether, film, currently, survives, lantern, slidedirected, bystuart, patonwritten, byfrank, beresford, story, produced, . The Devil s Trail is a 1919 American silent drama film that is set in the woods of the Pacific Northwest It was directed by Stuart Paton and stars Betty Compson 1 2 It is not known whether the film currently survives 2 3 The Devil s TrailLantern slideDirected byStuart PatonWritten byFrank S Beresford story Produced byWorld Film CompanyStarringBetty CompsonCinematographyWilliam ThornleyDistributed byWorld FilmRelease dateJune 16 1919 1919 06 16 Running time5 reels 4 693 feet CountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent English intertitles Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditAs described in a film magazine 4 Dibec Malatesta a whiskey smuggler who trades liquor to the Indians for blankets and furs is being pursued by the Royal Northwest Mounted Police Dubec stops at the post where Mrs Delisle wife of Sergeant Delisle is alone with her daughter Nonette and her baby sister Julie Dubec kills Mrs Delisle and abducts Nonette Twelve years later Julie Compson is celebrating her 16th birthday The men of the Royal Mounted attend this function and while the dinner is in progress Sergeant MacNair arrives He at once falls in love with Julie and she with him and this love persists even though MacNair is to succeed Julie s father as commander of the post The post is located at Chino Landing and Sergeant Delisle has been unable to curb the lawless element brought by the gold rush After twelve years Dubec has returned from the gold camp and is accompanied by Nonette She is now a woman of the dance halls and at first she succeeds in keeping her identity secret from her father But when Delisle s life is endangered by the lawless element and Julie is kidnapped by Dubec Nonette reveals her secret While MacNair who has also been taken prisoner fights to save Julie Nonette brings her father and others to the scene Dubec is captured and there is a happy reunion Cast EditBetty Compson as Julie Delisle George Larkin as Sergeant MacNair William Quinn as Dutch Vogel Fred Malatesta as Dubec Claire Du Brey as Dubec s Wife H C Carpenter Joseph J Franz Howard Crampton Robert F McGowanunbilled Alberta FranklinProduction EditThe Devil s Trail during production had the working title of Rose of the Border 2 which would have reflected the name of Compson s role then named Rose References Edit The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films 1911 20 by The American Film Institute c 1988 a b c Progressive Silent Film List The Devil s Trail at silentera com The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog The Devil s Trail McElravy Robert C June 21 1919 Reviews and Advertising Aids The Devil s Trail Moving Picture World New York City Chalmers Publishing Company 40 12 1825 1817 Retrieved 2014 09 26 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Devil s Trail The Devil s Trail at IMDb The Devil s Trail synopsis at AllMovie Lantern slide This 1910s drama film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Devil 27s Trail amp oldid 1105421263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
