The Trail of '98

The Trail of '98
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Clarence Brown
Produced by	Clarence Brown
Written by	Joseph Farnham Benjamin Glazer Robert W. Service Waldemar Young
Starring	Dolores del Río Ralph Forbes Karl Dane Harry Carey
Cinematography	John F. Seitz
Edited by	George Hively
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	March 20, 1928 (1928-03-20)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent English intertitles

The Trail of '98 is a 1928 American silent drama film featuring Harry Carey. The film was originally released by MGM in a short-lived widescreen process called Fanthom Screen.^[1] The film is based on the 1910 novel by that title, written by Robert W. Service.

Cast

• Dolores del Río as Berna
• Ralph Forbes as Larry
• Karl Dane as Lars Petersen
• Harry Carey as Jack Locasto
• Tully Marshall as Salvation Jim
• George Cooper as Samuel Foote (The Worm)
• Russell Simpson as Old Swede
• Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Bulkey
• Tenen Holtz as Mr. Bulkey
• Cesare Gravina as Henry Kelland (Berna's Grandfather)
• Doris Lloyd as Locasto's procurer
• E. Alyn Warren 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 as Extra (uncredited)
• Lou Costello performed uncredited stunts for del Rio.

DVD release

A complete print of the film exists^[2] 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.^[3]

See also

• Harry Carey filmography

References

External links

• The Trail of '98 on IMDb
• The Trail of '98 at AllMovie
• The Trail of '98 at the TCM Movie Database
• Magnified Grandeur - The Big Screen, 1926-31, David Coles, 2001