The Sunset Trail (1917 film)

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The Sunset Trail
The Sunset Trail poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by George Melford
Screenplay by Beulah Marie Dix
Alice McIver
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Starring Vivian Martin
Henry A. Barrows
William Elmer
Harrison Ford
Charles Ogle
Carmen Phillips
CinematographyPercy Hilburn (French)
Production
companies
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • October 13, 1917 (1917-10-13)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Sunset Trail is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by George Melford, written by Beulah Marie Dix and Alice McIver, and starring Vivian Martin, Henry A. Barrows, William Elmer, Harrison Ford, Charles Ogle, and Carmen Phillips. The picture was released on October 13, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, The Sunset Trail was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors ordered cut one intertitle, "I must see you alone," and all love scenes between the married woman and man except for the last one. [3]

Preservation status

The film is preserved at the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. [4]

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References

  1. Hal Erickson (2015). "The-Sunset-Trail - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. "The Sunset Trail". afi.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (12): 29. September 15, 1917.
  4. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Sunset Trail