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In Folly’s Trail
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4825 feet
Directed by Rollin Sturgeon

Cast: Carmel Myers [Lita O’Farrell], Thomas Holding [Charles Howard], Arthur Clayton [Ronnie], George B. Williams [Max Goldberg], Viola Lind [Mavis], W.H. Bainbridge [Colonel Houston], Beth Ivans (Beth Ivins) [Pattie Houston]

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [New Star Series]. / Scenario by Doris Schroeder, from the short story “In Folly’s Trail” by Katherine Leiser Robbins. Cinematography by Harry Harris. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / © 25 August 1920 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP15474]. Released 6 September 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.2146.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Artists

Listing updated: 31 December 2024.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.2146; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 35 : Website-IMDb.