Vanishing Trails (1920)
A 15-chapter Western serial. 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.
Director: Leon De La Mothe
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Franklyn Farnum as Silent Joe |
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Mary Anderson as Lou - Durant's Daughter |
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Duke R. Lee as Steve Durant |
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Harry Lonsdale as Grandon |
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Vester Pegg as Rankin |
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Bud Osborne as Skip Brandt |
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L.M. Wells as William Stillman |
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William Orlamond as The Shadow |
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Pedro León as Bully Drake |
| Directing | Leon De La Mothe | Director |
| Writing | William E. Wing | Writer |
| Production | William Nicholas Selig | Producer |