The Sunset Trail (1917 film)

The Sunset Trail is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by George Melford, written by Beulah Marie Dix and Alice McIver, and starring Vivian Martin, Henry A. Barrows, William Elmer, Harrison Ford, Charles Ogle, and Carmen Phillips. The picture was released on October 13, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

The Sunset Trail
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge Melford
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
Screenplay byBeulah Marie Dix
Alice McIver
StarringVivian Martin
Henry A. Barrows
William Elmer
Harrison Ford
Charles Ogle
Carmen Phillips
CinematographyPercy Hilburn (French)
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 13, 1917 (1917-10-13)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, The Sunset Trail was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors ordered cut one intertitle, "I must see you alone," and all love scenes between the married woman and man except for the last one.[3]

Preservation status

The film is preserved at the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.[4]

References

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