The Texas Trail

The Texas Trail
The Texas Trail
	Film poster
Directed by	Scott R. Dunlap
Based on	Rangy Pete; by Guy Morton
Produced by	Hunt Stromberg
Starring	Harry Carey
Cinematography	Georges Benoît
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	June 1, 1925;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated August 27, 2025

The Texas Trail is a lost ^[1] 1925 American silent Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and featuring Harry Carey.^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine reviews,^[3] when Betty Foster comes West, she finds that real cowboys are not a match to what movies have shown her. She has seen them through rose colored glasses. When a robbery occurs, a cowboy fails to protect her. She then disguises herself in a highwayman's clothing and recovers the loot. After she is captured by the bandits, her faith in the West is restored when cowboy Pete Grainger rescues her.

Cast

Harry Carey as Pete Grainger
Ethel Shannon as Betty Foster
Charles K. French as Ring 'Em Foster
Claude Payton as Dan Merrill
Sidney Franklin as Ike Collander

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, The Texas Trail is considered a lost film.^[1]

References

1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Texas Trail". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Texas Trail". silentera.com. Retrieved March 28, 2008.
↑ "New Pictures: The Texas Trail", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (6), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 86, August 1, 1925, retrieved July 9, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

The Texas Trail at IMDb

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[:0-1] 1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Texas Trail". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

[silentera-2] "Progressive Silent Film List: The Texas Trail". silentera.com. Retrieved March 28, 2008.

[3] "New Pictures: The Texas Trail", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (6), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 86, August 1, 1925, retrieved July 9, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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