| The Golden Trail | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Jean Hersholt Lewis H. Moomaw |
| Screenplay by | Elizabeth Mahoney |
| Starring | Jane Novak Jack Livingston Jean Hersholt |
| Cinematography | Clyde Cook Hal Mohr |
Production company | The American Lifeograph Company |
| Distributed by | Arrow Films |
Release date |
|
The Golden Trail is an American silent drama film released in 1920. Directed by Jean Hersholt and Lewis H. Moomaw, the script was written by Elizabeth Mahoney.
Jane Novak starred in two roles within the film: first as "Faro," queen of an Alaskan gambling hall, and second as Jane Sunderlin, a college student, beloved mascot of her college's football team. [1] [2]
The film—set primarily in Alaska—was produced by the American Lifeograph Company, an independent outfit based in Portland, Oregon (where the film was shot). [3] [4]
Mayo Jane Methot was an American film and stage actress. She appeared in over 30 films, as well as in various Broadway productions, and she attracted significant media attention for her tempestuous marriage to actor Humphrey Bogart.
Clarence Wiley "Doc" Spears was an American college football player, coach, and doctor. He was an All-American guard at Dartmouth College (1914–1915) and served as the head football coach at Dartmouth (1917–1920), West Virginia University (1921–1924), the University of Minnesota (1925–1929), the University of Oregon (1930–1931), the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1932–1935), the University of Toledo (1936–1942), and University of Maryland, College Park (1943–1944), compiling a career college football record of 148–83–14. Spears was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1955.
Jane Novak was an American actress of the silent film era.
Byron Simon Houck was an American professional baseball pitcher and cinematographer. He played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, and St. Louis Browns from 1912 to 1914 and in 1918. After his baseball career, he worked on Buster Keaton's production team as a camera operator.
Eva Barbara Novak was an American film actress, who was quite popular during the silent film era.
Eileen Percy was an Irish-born American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1917 and 1933.
Walter Henry McCredie was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager. McCredie played for the Brooklyn Superbas of the National League and managed in the minor leagues for 18 seasons, mostly for the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (PCL).
Flames is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Lewis H. Moomaw and starring Eugene O’Brien, Virginia Valli, Jean Hersholt, and Boris Karloff. Its plot follows a railroad laborer who, while working on a bridge in rural Oregon, must face off with a desperado who kidnaps his boss's daughter.
The 1921 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1921 college football season. Head coach Gus Welch led the team to a 2–1–1 mark in the PCC and 4–2–1 overall.
The 1920 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1920 college football season. Idaho was led by first-year head coach Thomas Kelley in their penultimate season as an independent before joining the Pacific Coast Conference in 1922. The Vandals had one home game in Moscow on campus at MacLean Field, with one in Boise at the state fairgrounds.
Madge Tyrone was an American actress, film editor, and screenwriter active during Hollywood's silent era.
Mildred Considine (1887–1933) was an American screenwriter and actress active during Hollywood's silent era.
Ella Stuart Carson was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood's early silent days.
May Tully was a Canadian actress, writer, director, and producer in theatre and film, and, according to sportswriter Damon Runyon, "perhaps the greatest woman baseball fan that ever lived."
Corinne Barker was an American actress and costume designer who came to prominence during the silent era, specifically for her roles in several Vitagraph films. She also appeared in several Broadway productions as well as two films with Marion Davies: The Restless Sex (1920) and Enchantment (1921).
Olockson was a steam cargo ship built in 1918–1919 by Guy M. Standifer Construction Company of Vancouver for the United States Shipping Board as part of the wartime shipbuilding program of the Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) to restore the nation's Merchant Marine. In March 1920, only on her second voyage, the vessel caught fire and had to be abandoned by the crew. The ship was subsequently towed to Baltimore where she was broken up in 1924.
Vera Brady Shipman was an American composer, journalist, talent manager, and concert promoter, based in Kansas and Chicago.
Eliot Callender Howe (1882-1921) was an American director of silent films.
 | This article about a silent drama film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |