''Hitting the Trail'' is a 1918 American
silent crime
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Dell Henderson and starring
Carlyle Blackwell,
Evelyn Greeley and
George MacQuarrie
George MacQuarrie (born as George Donald MacQuarrie; June 2, 1873 – April 1951), was an American actor of the silent era.
Biography
MacQuarrie was born in San Francisco, California in 1873 as George Donald MacQuarrie. He appeared in more ...
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Cast
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Carlyle Blackwell as Kid Kelly
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Evelyn Greeley as Flo Haines
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Joseph W. Smiley as Joe Carelli
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George MacQuarrie
George MacQuarrie (born as George Donald MacQuarrie; June 2, 1873 – April 1951), was an American actor of the silent era.
Biography
MacQuarrie was born in San Francisco, California in 1873 as George Donald MacQuarrie. He appeared in more ...
as Reverend Thomas Roberts
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Ninon Bunyea as Mamie
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Muriel Ostriche
Muriel Ostriche (born Muriel Henrietta Oestrich, May 24, 1896 – May 3, 1989) was an American silent film actress.
Following tryouts with the Biograph and Pathe studios, Ostriche signed with Eclair for $5 per day. After a year and a ha ...
as Annie
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Walter Greene
Walter Greene (January 23, 1910 – December 23, 1983) was a film and television composer who worked on numerous productions for over 30 years.
Career
Born and raised in Tarkio, Missouri, Greene attended Tarkio College and the Horner Institute ...
as Tony
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Edward Elkas as Goldberg
References
Bibliography
* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998.
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
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1918 films
1918 drama films
1910s English-language films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Dell Henderson
World Film Company films
1910s American films
Silent American drama films
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