Vanishing Trails is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by Leon De La Mothe. The film is considered to be lost.[1]

Vanishing Trails
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Directed byLeon De La Mothe
Produced byWilliam Nicholas Selig
StarringFranklyn Farnum
Mary Anderson
Production
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Canyon Films
Distributed byAywon Pictures
Release date
  • September 1920 (1920-09)
Running time
15 episodes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles
Scene from the film.

Plot

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As described in a summary in a film publication,[2] the serial involves the mystery of the murder of William Stillman (Wells) and the finding of the heir to his fortune. Silent Joe (Farnum) arrives in an effort to discover the murderer and prove that he is the true heir. He and the heroine Lou (Anderson) have their adventures in the mountainous terrain with its "vanishing trails." They are aided by The Shadow (Orlamond), a demented scientist with his trained dog, and several remarkable, death-dealing inventions.

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References

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  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Vanishing Trails". Silent Era. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  2. ^ Taylor, Matthew A. (May 15, 1920). "The Complete Plan Book: Vanishing Trails". Motion Picture News. 21 (21). New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 4227. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
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