''The Rainbow Trail'' is a
lost
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1918 American
silent Western
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film directed by
Frank Lloyd
Frank William George Lloyd (2 February 1886 – 10 August 1960) was a British-born American film director, actor, scriptwriter, and producer. He was among the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and was its preside ...
.
The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''The Rainbow Trail''
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The picture was an adaptation of Zane Grey
Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. He is known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American fronti ...
's novel of the same name. It was a sequel to the 1918 film ''Riders of the Purple Sage
''Riders of the Purple Sage'' is a Western novel by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1912. Considered by scholars to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, the novel has been called ...
'', which also starred William Farnum
William Farnum (July 4, 1876 – June 5, 1953) was an American actor. He was a star of American silent film cinema and became one of the highest-paid actors during that time.
Biography
Farnum was born on July 4, 1876, in Boston, Massachuse ...
as Lassiter. ''The Rainbow Trail'' was remade in 1925 and, with sound, in 1932.
Cast
* William Farnum
William Farnum (July 4, 1876 – June 5, 1953) was an American actor. He was a star of American silent film cinema and became one of the highest-paid actors during that time.
Biography
Farnum was born on July 4, 1876, in Boston, Massachuse ...
as Lassiter
* Ann Forrest
Ann Forrest (known also by her birth name Anna Kromann and as Ann Kroman or Ann Kornan; 14 April 1895 – 25 October 1985) was a Danish-born American actress of Hollywood's silent films.
Biography
Forrest was born 14 April 1895 in Sønderho
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as Fay Larkin
* Mary Mersch
Mary Mersch (January 4, 1887 – February 26, 1956), sometimes credited as May Mersch, was an American actress active from the silent era up to 1938. She was under contract with Fox, and often worked with directors like William Farnum and Fra ...
as Jane Withersteen
* William Burress
William Burress (19 August 1867 – 30 October 1948) was an American actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1915 to 1939.
Filmography
References
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*
1867 births
1948 deaths
American male film actors
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as Waggoner
* William Nigh
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Nigh was born Emil Kreu ...
as Shad (credited as William Nye)
* Genevieve Blinn
Genevieve Blinn (born Genevieve Clothilde Nannery; June 12, 1874 – July 20, 1956) was a Canadian actress who appeared on stage and in Hollywood silent motion pictures. She was a native of New Brunswick, Canada.
Family
Genevieve Nannery was t ...
as Ruth
* George Ross as U.S. Marshall
* Buck Jones
Buck Jones (born Charles Frederick Gebhart; December 12, 1891 – November 30, 1942) was an American actor, known for his work in many popular Western movies. In his early film appearances, he was credited as Charles Jones.
Early life, milita ...
as Cowboy (credited as Buck Gebhart)
See also
* 1937 Fox vault fire
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1910s American films
1910s English-language films
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