Knight of the Trail is a 1915 American short silent Western film directed by and starring William S. Hart.[1]
Knight of the Trail | |
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Directed by | William S. Hart |
Written by | Richard V. Spencer Thomas H. Ince |
Starring | William S. Hart |
Cinematography | Robert Doeran |
Production company | New York Motion Picture Corporation |
Distributed by | Mutual Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 24 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
edit- William S. Hart as Jim Treen
- Leona Hutton as Molly Stewart
- Frank Borzage as Bill Carey
Reception
editLike many American films of the time, Knight of the Trail was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of the scene of Jim being shot and the shooting by Jim.[2]
References
edit- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Knight of the Trail at silentera.com
- ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (2). New York: Exhibitors Herald Company: 31. January 5, 1918.
External links
edit- Knight of the Trail at IMDb
- Knight of the Trail at AllMovie
- Knight of the Trail available for free download at the Internet Archive