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The Oregon Trail
Also known as オレゴンの勇者 in Japan; Oregons Hjälte in Sweden
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 18 chapters / 37 reels
Directed by Edward Laemmle

Cast: Art Acord [Jean Brulet], Louise Lorraine [Rosita Velasquez], Duke R. Lee (Duke Lee) [Doctor Marcus Whitman], Jim Corey [Rene Coulier], Burton C. Law (Burton Law) [Reverend Henry Spaulding], Sidney De Gray [Hernandez Velasquez], Ruth Royce [Narcissa Prentiss], Grace McLean [Mrs. Spaulding], Dick Carter [Doctor William Gray], Walter Bytell, William H. Ryno (William Ryno), Frederick Peters, Hank Bell [trapper], Rex the dog [Jerry the dog], Fleetwood the horse [Jean’s horse]

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Robert Dillon, Douglas Bronston, Anthony Coldeway and Jefferson Moffitt. / 18 chapters (two reels each): [1] “Westward Ho!,” released 12 March 1923 (three reels); [2] “White Treachery,” released 19 March 1923; [3] “Across the Continent,” released 26 March 1923; [4] “Message of Death,” released 2 April 1923; [5] “Wagon of Doom,” released 9 April 1923; [6] “Secret Foes,” released 16 April 1923; [7] “A Man of God,” released 23 April 1923; [8] “Seeds of Civilization,” released 30 April 1923; [9] “Justice,” released 7 May 1923; [10] “The New Era,” released 14 May 1923; [11] “A Game of Nations,” released 21 May 1923; [12] “To Save an Empire,” released 28 May 1923; [13] “Trail of Death,” released 4 June 1923 ; [14] “On to Washington,” released 11 June 1923 ; [15] “Santa Fe,” released 18 June 1923 ; [16] “Fate of a Nation,” released 25 June 1923 ; [17] “For High Stakes,” released 2 July 1923; [18] “Victory,” released 9 July 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: The Trail Blazers. The serial was released in Finland beginning 12 April 1925. The fourth chapter was titled “Anders Ståls Triumf” in Sweden.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Serials - USA: California (Big Bear Lake), Oregon

Listing updated: 30 April 2020.

References: Braff-Short n. 86; Edmonds-BigU p. 125; Katchmer-Eighty p. 6; Lahue-Continued pp. 236, 287; McCaffrey-Guide p. 18; Weaver-Twenty p. 27 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.

 
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