Vanishing Trails
Also known as 迷路の秘密 in Japan
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by Leon de la Mothe
Cast: Franklyn Farnum [Silent Joe], Mary Anderson [Lou Durant, Steve Durant’s daughter], L.M. Wells [William Stillman], Duke R. Lee (Duke Lee) [Steve Durant], Harry Lonsdale [Grandon], Vester Pegg [Rankin], W.A. Orlamond (William Orlamond) [‘The Shadow’], Pedro León [Bully Drake], Bud Osborne [Skip Brandt], Prince the dog
Canyon Pictures Corporation production; distributed on State Rights basis by Aywon Film Corporation. / Produced by William N. Selig. From a story by William E. Wing. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Midnight Mystery,” released 10 September 1920; [2] “Silent Joe’s Death Warrant,” released 17 September 1920; [3] “The Dreadful Scourge,” released 24 September 1920; [4] “Vengeance,” released 1 October 1920; [5] “Death Pursues,” released 8 October 1920; [6] “The Brand of Hate,” released 15 October 1920; [7] “Death Shadows,” released 22 October 1920; [8] “The Dare-Devil,” released 29 October 1920; [9] “A Livid Fate,” released 5 November 1920; [10] “The Mansion of Mystery,” released 12 November 1920; [11] “Rails of Destruction,” released 19 November 1920; [12] “The Final Hour,” released 26 November 1920; [13] “The Death Trap,” released 3 December 1920; [14] “For Murder,” released 10 December 1920; [15] “Unmasked,” released 17 December 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 26 April 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 85, 214, 289 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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