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Knight of the Trail

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Knight of the Trail
Complete film
Directed byWilliam S. Hart
Written byRichard V. Spencer
Thomas H. Ince
StarringWilliam S. Hart
CinematographyRobert Doeran
Production
company
New York Motion Picture Corporation
Distributed byMutual Film Corporation
Release date
  • August 20, 1915 (1915-08-20)
Running time
24 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Knight of the Trail is a 1915 American short silent Western film directed by and starring William S. Hart.[1]

Cast

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Reception

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Like many American films of the time, Knight of the Trail was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of the scene of Jim being shot and the shooting by Jim.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Knight of the Trail at silentera.com
  2. ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (2). New York: Exhibitors Herald Company: 31. January 5, 1918.
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