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| Directed by | Clarence Brown |
| Produced by | Clarence Brown |
| Written by | Joseph Farnham Benjamin Glazer Robert W. Service Waldemar Young |
| Starring | Dolores del Río Ralph Forbes Karl Dane Harry Carey |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Edited by | George Hively |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
The Trail of '98 is a 1928 American silent drama film featuring Harry Carey. The film was originally released by MGM in a short-lived widescreen process called Fanthom Screen.[1] The film is based on the 1910 novel by that title, written by Robert W. Service.
Cast[edit]
- Dolores del Río as Berna
- Ralph Forbes as Larry
- Karl Dane as Lars Petersen
- Harry Carey as Jack Locasto
- Tully Marshall as Salvation Jim
- George Cooper as Samuel Foote (The Worm)
- Russell Simpson as Old Swede
- Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Bulkey
- Tenen Holtz as Mr. Bulkey
- Cesare Gravina as Henry Kelland (Berna's Grandfather)
- Doris Lloyd as Locasto's procurer
- E. Alyn Warren as Engineer
- Johnny Downs as Mother's boy (as John Down)
- Ray Hallor as Brother Jim
- Ray Gallagher as Brother Joe
- Francis Ford as Gold Commissioner's assistant (uncredited)
- Roscoe Karns as Man on ship (uncredited)
- Jacques Tourneur as Extra (uncredited)
- Lou Costello performed uncredited stunts for del Rio.
DVD release[edit]
A complete print of the film exists[2] with a synchronized musical score and sound effects, and it became available on DVD as part of Warner Bros.'s Manufacture-on-Demand DVD titles in March 2009.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Trail of '98". Silent Era. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
- ^ "The Trail of '98". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ http://www.wbshop.com/Trail-of-+98%2c-The-+MOD/1000095581,default,pd.html?cgid=ARCHIVEDECADE30S
External links[edit]
- The Trail of '98 at the Internet Movie Database
- The Trail of '98 at AllMovie
- The Trail of '98 at the TCM Movie Database
- Magnified Grandeur - The Big Screen, 1926-31, David Coles, 2001