The Burning Trail

The Burning Trail
Newspaper publicity for the film
Directed byArthur Rosson
Written byIsadore Bernstein
Based on
Sundown Slim
by Henry H. Knibbs
Starring
CinematographyGilbert Warrenton
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 10, 1925 (1925-05-10)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Burning Trail is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring William Desmond, Albert J. Smith, and Mary McIvor.[1][2] After accidentally killing a man in a fight, a boxer heads West.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Smiling Bill wanders west to forget that he killed a man in the boxing ring, and goes into the desert. Meanwhile, he has incurred the enmity of Texas, a bad man. Texas gets a job at the Corliss ranch. Texas attempts to show the younger Corliss boy how to get stock across a neighboring sheepman's land. However, the boy loves the sheepman's daughter and does not want to stir up strife with him. A fight breaks out just as Bill arrives at the Corliss ranch, and he goes for the sheriff. Before the sheriff arrives, the elder Corliss is killed. Bill rescues the sheepman's daughter and another young woman.

Cast

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, The Burning Trail is considered a lost film.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 99. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
  2. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: The Burning Trail at silentera.com
  3. ↑ "New Pictures: The Burning Trail", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (5): 53, April 25, 1925, retrieved January 23, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Burning Trail". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
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