''The Trail of '98'' is a 1928 American silent action-adventure/

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featuring

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and

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about the Klondike Gold Rush. The film was originally released by MGM in a short-lived

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process called “Fantom Screen“. The film is based on the 1910 novel by that title, written by Robert W. Service.

Cast

as Berna * Ralph Forbes as Larry *

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as Lars Petersen *

as Jack Locasto * Tully Marshall as Salvation Jim * George Cooper as Samuel Foote (The Worm) * Russell Simpson as Old Swede *

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as Mrs. Bulkey * Tenen Holtz as Mr. Bulkey *

Cesare Gravina Cesare Gravina (23 January 1858 – 16 September 1954) was an Italian actor of the silent era who appeared in more than 70 films between 1911 and 1929. Born in Naples, Gravina was an orchestra conductor in his native Italy. As the conduct ...

as Henry Kelland (Berna's Grandfather) *

Doris Lloyd Hessy Doris Lloyd (3 July 1891 – 21 May 1968) was an English–American film and stage actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in ''The Time Machine'' (1960) and ''The Sound of Music'' (1965). Lloyd appeared in two Academy Award w ...

as Locasto's procurer *

E. Alyn Warren Edward Alyn Warren (June 2, 1874 – January 22, 1940) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1940. In some early silent films he was credited as Fred Warren or E. A. Warren. He was born in Richmond, Vir ...

as Engineer * Johnny Downs as Mother's boy (as John Down) * Ray Hallor as Brother Jim * Ray Gallagher as Brother Joe * Francis Ford as Gold Commissioner's assistant (uncredited) * Roscoe Karns as Man on ship (uncredited) *

Jacques Tourneur Jacques Tourneur (; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir ''Out of the Past'' and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including ''Cat People (1942 film), Cat ...

as Extra (uncredited) * Lou Costello performed uncredited stunts for Carey and possibly even del Rio.

Production

The film was shot on location in

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and The Great Divide, Colorado, Truckee, California, Dawson City, Yukon, Canada and in various locations in Alaska including Skagway and

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. While shooting the rapids sequence, four stuntmen drowned in the Copper River, including Jerome Bauten, Howard Daughters, and Ray “Red” Thompson who trained horses for cliff dives.

DVD release

A complete print of the film exists with a synchronized musical score and sound effects, and it became available on DVD as part of Warner Bros.'s Manufacture-on-Demand DVD titles in March 2009.

References

External links

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Magnified Grandeur - The Big Screen, 1926-31
David Coles, 2001 {{DEFAULTSORT:Trail of '98, The 1928 films 1928 drama films 1920s American films American action adventure films American action drama films American adventure drama films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films based on works by Robert W. Service Films directed by Clarence Brown Films set in 1898 Films set in Alaska Films shot in Alaska Films shot in California Films shot in Colorado Films shot in Denver Films shot in Yukon Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Silent American drama films Surviving American silent films