The Gypsy Trail

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The Gypsy Trail
A scene from "The Gypsy Trail" (SAYRE 13854).jpg
Still with Bryant Washburn and Edyth Chapman
Directed by Walter Edwards
Screenplay byRobert Housum
Julia Crawford Ivers
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Starring Bryant Washburn
Wanda Hawley
Casson Ferguson
Clarence Geldart
Georgie Stone
Edythe Chapman
Cinematography James Van Trees
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • November 17, 1918 (1918-11-17)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Gypsy Trail is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Walter Edwards and written by Robert Housum and Julia Crawford Ivers. The film stars Bryant Washburn, Wanda Hawley, Casson Ferguson, Clarence Geldart, Georgie Stone, and Edythe Chapman. The film was released on November 17, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

As described in a film magazine, [3] Edward Andrews (Washburn) worships the romance-loving Frances Raymond (Hawley), the daughter of wealthy parents, but she always turns down his proposals. Finally, she hints that she may be won over using caveman tactics. Edward hires a reporter, Michael Rudder (Ferguson), to kidnap Frances and take her to his country home, where he has installed his grandmother (Chapman) to act as a chaperon. Frances is won over by the ardent lovemaking of the reporter and when she suggests that they get married at once, the poor reporter runs away. Frances is now inconsolable, and Edward very obligingly goes in search of the wooer. When they return, the reporter reveals that he is wealthy and has a title and estate in England, but Frances decides in favor of the conventional Edward.

Cast

Preservation

With no copies of The Gypsy Trail located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. ↑ Janiss Garza (2015). "Gypsy-Trail - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Gypsy Trail". AFI. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Reviews: The Gypsy Trail". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 7 (26): 35. December 21, 1918.
  4. ↑ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Gypsy Trail


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