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]
Plot
Cast
- Henry A. Barrows as Vernon Treloar
- William Elmer as Price Lovel
- Harrison Ford as Kirk Levington
- Vivian Martin as Bess Aiken
- Charles Ogle as Judd Aiken
- Carmen Phillips as Camilla Aiken
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]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Sunset Trail". afi.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (12): 29. September 15, 1917.
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Sunset Trail
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