Vanishing Trails

NR
3h 45m
1920

Overview

A 15-chapter Western serial. The serial involves the mystery of the murder of William Stillman (Wells) and the finding of the heir to his fortune. Silent Joe (Farnum) arrives in an effort to discover the murderer and prove that he is the true heir. He and the heroine Lou (Anderson) have their adventures in the mountainous terrain with its "vanishing trails." They are aided by The Shadow (Orlamond), a demented scientist with his trained dog, and several remarkable, death-dealing inventions.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Western
Languages : No Language
Released Date: 1920-09-10

Top Billed Cast

Franklyn Farnum

Silent Joe

Mary Anderson

Lou - Durant's Daughter

Duke R. Lee

Steve Durant

Harry Lonsdale

Grandon

Vester Pegg

Rankin

Bud Osborne

Skip Brandt

L.M. Wells

William Stillman

William Orlamond

The Shadow

Pedro León

Bully Drake

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