Clearing the Trail

Clearing the Trail
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Directed by	B. Reeves Eason
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Hoot Gibson Dorothy Gulliver
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	Gilmore Walker
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 7, 1928 (1928-10-07)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Clearing the Trail is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and released through Universal Pictures. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Hoot Gibson as Pete Watson
• Dorothy Gulliver as Ellen
• Fred Gilman as Steve Watson
• C. E. Anderson as Don Talbot
• Philo McCullough as Silk Cardross
• Andrew Waldron as Judge Price (credited as Andy Waldron)
• Duke R. Lee as Cook (credited as Duke Lee)
• Monte Montague as Tramp
• The Universal Ranch Riders as Ranch Hands

Production

Clearing the Trail was shot largely on location at Lone Pine, California. ^[3]

Preservation

With no prints of Clearing the Trail located in any film archives, ^[4] it is a lost film. ^[5]

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: Clearing the Trail at silentera.com
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Clearing the Trail]
3. Exhibitors Herald World. Chicago: Quigley Publishing Company. April 28, 1928. p. 76.
4. "The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Clearing the Trail". March 21, 2023. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
5. Clearing the Trail at Lost Film Files: lost Universal films- 1928

External links

• Clearing the Trail at IMDb