The Hawk's Trail

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The Hawk's Trail
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Directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Written by Nan Blair
John B. Clymer
Produced by Louis Burston
Starring King Baggot
Grace Darmond
Production
company
Burston Films Inc.
Distributed byW.H. Productions Company
Release date
  • December 13, 1919 (1919-12-13)
Running time
15 episodes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Hawk's Trail is a 1919 American crime film serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke. It is considered to be a lost film. [1]

Contents

Cast

Chapter titles

  1. False Faces
  2. The Superman
  3. Yellow Shadows
  4. Stained Hands
  5. House of Fear
  6. Room Above
  7. The Bargain
  8. The Phantom Melody
  9. The Lure
  10. The Swoop
  11. One Fatal Step
  12. Tides That Tell
  13. Face to Face
  14. The Substitute
  15. The Showdown

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References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Hawk's Trail". silentera.com. Retrieved February 22, 2008.