The Fighting Trail is a lost[1] 1917 American silent Western serial film directed by and starring William Duncan. It was produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It was released in 15 chapters.[2]
The Fighting Trail | |
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Directed by | William Duncan |
Written by | Edward J. Montagne Garfield Thompson |
Based on | screen story by Cyrus Townsend Brady and J. Stuart Blackton |
Produced by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Starring | William Duncan |
Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 chapters (31 reels) |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
As described in a film magazine,[3] a valuable mineral, found in only one California mine, is necessary in the manufacture of a new explosive and is desired by the Central Powers. The secret is described in papers held by Nan (Holloway) who is repeatedly captured by the henchmen of German spy Von Bleck (Rogers) and rescued by mining engineer John Gwynn (Duncan).
uncredited
Like many American films of the time, The Fighting Trail was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required these cuts in the following serial chapters: