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| The Santa Fe Trail | |
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| Directed by | Ashton Dearholt Robert Dillon |
| Screenplay by | Robert Dillon |
| Story by | Ben F. Wilson |
| Starring | Jack Perrin Neva Gerber |
| Distributed by | Arrow Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Santa Fe Trail is a 1923 American silent Western film serial directed by Ashton Dearholt and Robert Dillon, produced by Ben F. Wilson and released by Arrow Film Corporation. The film is considered to be lost. [1]
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