The Forbidden Trail (1923)
Western | 1 February 1923
Cast:
Jack Hoxie, Evelyn Nelson, Frank Rice [ More ]Director:
Robert North BradburyCinematographer:
Jack BrownEditor:
Robert North BradburyProduction Company:
Sunset ProductionsThe upcoming release was announced in the 13 January 1923 Motion Picture News as the fifth in a series of Westerns starring Jack Hoxie for Sunset Productions. Anthony J. Xydias was identified as the company’s president.
The Forbidden Trail was released on 1 February 1923 through states’ rights distributor, Aywon Film Corp. A Lexington, KY, opening preceded on 27 January 1923 at the Ada Meade Theatre. Other openings followed on 11 February 1923 at the Royal Theatre in St. Joseph, MO, and on 15 February 1923 at the Elite Theatre in Baxter Springs, KS.
An unrelated feature, titled Forbidden Trail, was released in 1932 by Columbia Pictures Corp.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.
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The upcoming release was announced in the 13 January 1923 Motion Picture News as the fifth in a series of Westerns starring Jack Hoxie for Sunset Productions. Anthony J. Xydias was identified as the company’s president.
The Forbidden Trail was released on 1 February 1923 through states’ rights distributor, Aywon Film Corp. A Lexington, KY, opening preceded on 27 January 1923 at the Ada Meade Theatre. Other openings followed on 11 February 1923 at the Royal Theatre in St. Joseph, MO, and on 15 February 1923 at the Elite Theatre in Baxter Springs, KS.
An unrelated feature, titled Forbidden Trail, was released in 1932 by Columbia Pictures Corp.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.
"Jack Merriwell goes west in a search for the slayer of his father. In his pursuits he meets Isobel. The girl is the supposed daughter of 'Red Hawk' Dugan, and she is forced by him to assist the notorious gang, of which he is the head, in their raids and crooked deals. Jack learns that Dugan is the man he seeks. A series of fights and escapes follow. It is established that Isobel is no relation to Dugan and the lovers prepare to start home." (Motion Picture News Booking Guide, 4:50, Apr ...
"Jack Merriwell goes west in a search for the slayer of his father. In his pursuits he meets Isobel. The girl is the supposed daughter of 'Red Hawk' Dugan, and she is forced by him to assist the notorious gang, of which he is the head, in their raids and crooked deals. Jack learns that Dugan is the man he seeks. A series of fights and escapes follow. It is established that Isobel is no relation to Dugan and the lovers prepare to start home." (Motion Picture News Booking Guide, 4:50, Apr 1923.)
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