A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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Clearing the Trail
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Six reels
Directed by Reaves Eason (Sr.)

Cast: Hoot Gibson [Pete Watson], Dorothy Gulliver [Ellen], Fred Gilman [Steve Watson], C.E. Anderson [Don Talbot], Philo McCullough [Silk Cardross], Andy Waldron (Andrew Waldron) [Judge Price], Duke Lee (Duke R. Lee) [the cook], Monte Montague [the tramp], Nelson McDowell [the bartender], The Universal Ranch Riders [the ranchhands]

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Universal Gibson Jewel]. / Scenario by John F. Natteford (Jack Natteford), from an adaptation by John F. Natteford (Jack Natteford) of a screen story by Charles Maigne. Art direction by David S. Garber. Stunts by Fred Gilman. Cinematography by Harry Neumann. Film editor, Gilmore Walker. Intertitles written by Harold Tarshis. / Released 7 October 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 5 November 2022.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 60 : Website-IMDb.