Trailin'


58m 1921

Film Details

Genre
Western
Release Date
Dec 11, 1921
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Trailin' by Max Brand (New York, 1920).

Technical Specs

Duration
58m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
4,355ft (5 reels)

Synopsis

When Piotto, a notorious bandit chief, and his daughter, Joan, take William Drew to their hiding place, Drew falls in love with Joan, who is also loved by his partner, John Bard. They toss a coin for the girl, and although Drew wins, Bard later steals his infant son and takes him to an eastern city. As Woodbury, Bard becomes a man of wealth and culture, and he remains evasive in responding to the questions of his son, Anthony, about his mother. Drew finds Woodbury, and in a duel John is killed. Swearing to avenge his father, Anthony finds a picture that enables him to identify his old home in Idaho, where he finds the grave of his mother and, nearby, the ranch of Drew. Following a series of exciting incidents, Drew reveals the secret of Anthony's parentage, and Anthony marries Sally Fortune, a hotel waitress.

Film Details

Genre
Western
Release Date
Dec 11, 1921
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Trailin' by Max Brand (New York, 1920).

Technical Specs

Duration
58m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
4,355ft (5 reels)

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Notes

Max Brand's novel first appeared as a serial in All-Story Weekly (1 November-6 December 1919). Fox Film Corp. released a 1931 version of the novel under the title A Holy Terror. That film was directed by Irving Cummings and starred George O'Brien and Sally Eilers (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-40).