''Tangled Trails'' is a 1921 American silent

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film directed by Charles Bartlett and starring

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and

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. The film is also known as ''Sands of Sacrifice''.

Plot

As described in a

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, Corporal Jack Borden (Hart) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is assigned to arrest Phil Lawson (Roseman), a crooked mine promoter, on suspicion of murder. Discarding his uniform, Jack follows Phil to New York City and overtakes him just in time to rescue a stenographer from Lawson's clutches. Lawson escapes and, with Jack on his trail, foes to an underworld retreat. Jack overtakes him and is victorious in another battle, but the promoter escapes again. Still on his trail, Jack follows his man back to Canada where, after several fistfights, he finally captures Lawson and sent to pay for his crimes. Jack is finally able to return to his wife Milly (Palmer), from whom he has been long separated.

Cast

as Cpl Jack Borden *

as Milly * Gladys Hampton as Blanche Hall * Jean Barry as Mrs Hall *

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as The Stranger *

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as Phil Lawson *

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as Granger (uncredited)

Survival status

Copies of ''Tangled Trails'' survive and the film has been released on DVD.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Tangled Trails''
at silentera.com

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tangled Trails 1921 films 1921 Western (genre) films 1920s crime films 1920s romance films American action films American black-and-white films Films directed by Charles Bartlett Articles containing video clips Royal Canadian Mounted Police in fiction Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films