Vanishing Trails

1920 film

  • September 1920 (1920-09)
Running time
15 episodesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles
Scene from the film.

Vanishing Trails is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by Leon De La Mothe. The film is considered to be lost.[1]

Plot

As described in a summary in a film publication,[2] the serial involves the mystery of the murder of William Stillman (Wells) and the finding of the heir to his fortune. Silent Joe (Farnum) arrives in an effort to discover the murderer and prove that he is the true heir. He and the heroine Lou (Anderson) have their adventures in the mountainous terrain with its "vanishing trails." They are aided by The Shadow (Orlamond), a demented scientist with his trained dog, and several remarkable, death-dealing inventions.

Cast

  • Franklyn Farnum as Silent Joe
  • Mary Anderson as Durant's Daughter, Lou
  • L. M. Wells as William Stillman
  • Duke R. Lee as Steve Durant
  • Harry Lonsdale as Grandon
  • Vester Pegg as Rankin
  • William Orlamond as The Shadow
  • Pedro León as Bully Drake
  • Bud Osborne as Skip Brandt

See also

References

  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Vanishing Trails". Silent Era. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  2. ^ Taylor, Matthew A. (May 15, 1920). "The Complete Plan Book: Vanishing Trails". Motion Picture News. 21 (21). New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 4227. Retrieved April 6, 2014.

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