The Oregon Trail (1923 serial)

The Oregon Trail is a 1923 American silent Western film serial directed by Edward Laemmle. The film is considered to be lost.[1]

The Oregon Trail
Lobby card
Directed byEdward Laemmle
Written byDouglas Bronston
Anthony Coldeway
Robert Dillon
Jefferson Moffitt
StarringArt Acord
Louise Lorraine
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 12, 1923 (1923-03-12)
Running time
18 episodes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Plot summary

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Cast

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  • Art Acord as Jean Brulet
  • Louise Lorraine as Rosita Velázquez
  • Duke R. Lee as Dr. Marcus Whitman
  • Jim Corey as Rene Coulier
  • Burton Law as Rev. Henry Spaulding (as Burton C. Law)
  • Sidney De Gray as Hernandez Velázquez
  • Ruth Royce as Narcissa Prentiss
  • Grace McLean as Mrs. Spaulding
  • Dick Carter as Dr. William Gray
  • Walter Bytell
  • William Ryno (as William H. Ryno)
  • Frederick Peters
  • Rex the Dog as Jerry (the dog) (as Rex the Wonder Dog)
  • Fleetwood the Horse as Fleetwood (Jean's horse)
  • Hank Bell as Trapper (uncredited)

Chapter titles

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  1. Westward Ho!
  2. White Treachery
  3. Across the Continent
  4. Message of Death
  5. Wagon of Doom
  6. Secret Foes
  7. A Man of God
  8. Seeds of Civilization
  9. Justice
  10. The New Era
  11. A Game of Nations
  12. To Save an Empire
  13. Trail of Death
  14. On to Washington
  15. Santa Fe
  16. Fate of a Nation
  17. For High Stakes
  18. Victory

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Oregon Trail". silentera.com. Retrieved May 1, 2008.
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