The Danger Trail is a lost[1] 1917 American silent adventure film directed by Frederick A. Thomson and starring H.B. Warner, Violet Heming and Lawson Butt.[2] It is based on the 1910 novel of the same title by James Oliver Curwood. It is a Northern (genre), set during the construction of the Hudson Bay Railway in Canada.
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| Directed by | Frederick A. Thomson |
| Written by | James Oliver Curwood (novel) |
| Produced by | William N. Selig |
| Starring | H.B. Warner Violet Heming Lawson Butt |
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| Distributed by | K-E-S-E Service |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
edit- H.B. Warner as John Howland
- Violet Heming as Meleese Thoreau
- Lawson Butt as Jean Croisset
- Arthur Donaldson as Pierre Thoreau
- Richard Thornton as Maax Thoreau
- Harold Howard as MacDonald
- William F. Cooper as Jackpine
- S.M. Unander as Thorne
- Arthur Cozine as François Thoreau
Production
editIt was shot in Upstate New York (Port Henry, Lake Placid, Saranac Lake) and Chicago.[3]
Preservation
editWith no holdings located in archives, The Danger Trail is considered a lost film.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Danger Trail". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
- ↑ Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Press. p. 103. ISBN 0-313-27858-X.
- ↑ "Selig Company Here". The Lake Placid News. March 16, 1917. p. 1.
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