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The Avenging Trail
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Francis Ford

Cast: Harold Lockwood [Gaston Olaf], Sally Crute [Rose Havens], Joseph Dailey [Tom Pine], Walter P. Lewis [‘Devil Dave’ Taggert], Louis Wolheim [‘Lefty’ Reed], William Clifford [William Hale], Warren Cook [Doctor Saunders], Mrs. Lettie Ford [Mrs. Havens], Art Ortego [Taggert’s indian], Edward Draham, Floyd Buckley, Harry J. Russell, Tom Blake, Robert Carson, Austin Beattie, Russell Hubley, Frank Bates, Harry Cabot

Yorke Film Corporation production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation [A Metro Wonderplay]. / Produced by Fred J. Balshofer. Scenario by Mary Murillo and Fred J. Balshofer, from the novel Gaston Olaf by Henry Oyen. Production supervised by Fred J. Balshofer. Production management by Harry Poppe. Assistant director, Johnnie Waters (John Waters). Cinematography by Antonio Gaudio (Tony Gaudio). / © 22 December 1917 by Metro Pictures Corporation [LP11865]. Released 31 December 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Northwoods.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Rescues - USA: New Hampshire: North Conway

Listing updated: 7 April 2020.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.0185 : ClasIm-224 p. 44 : Website-IMDb.