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The Burning Trail

  • 1925
  • 50m
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William Desmond in The Burning Trail (1925)
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A professional boxer known as "Smiling Bill Flannigan" accidentally kills an opponent in the ring. He gives up the sport and heads west. He gets a job on a ranch as a cook, and before he kno... Read allA professional boxer known as "Smiling Bill Flannigan" accidentally kills an opponent in the ring. He gives up the sport and heads west. He gets a job on a ranch as a cook, and before he knows it he finds himself involved in a war between ranchers and sheepherders.A professional boxer known as "Smiling Bill Flannigan" accidentally kills an opponent in the ring. He gives up the sport and heads west. He gets a job on a ranch as a cook, and before he knows it he finds himself involved in a war between ranchers and sheepherders.

  • Director
    • Arthur Rosson
  • Writers
    • Isadore Bernstein
    • Henry H. Knibbs
  • Stars
    • William Desmond
    • Albert J. Smith
    • Mary McIvor
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    • Director
      • Arthur Rosson
    • Writers
      • Isadore Bernstein
      • Henry H. Knibbs
    • Stars
      • William Desmond
      • Albert J. Smith
      • Mary McIvor
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    William Desmond
    William Desmond
    • Smiling Bill Flannigan
    Albert J. Smith
    Albert J. Smith
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    Mary McIvor
    Mary McIvor
    • Nell Loring
    Jim Corey
    Jim Corey
    • Black Loring
    • (as James Corey)
    Jack Dougherty
    Jack Dougherty
    • John Corliss
    Edmund Cobb
    Edmund Cobb
    • Tommy Corliss
    Gloria Roy
    • Esther Ramsey
    • (as Dolores Roussey)
    Harry Tenbrook
    Harry Tenbrook
    • Reginald Cholmondeley
    The Universal Ranch Riders
    Janet Gaynor
    Janet Gaynor
      • Director
        • Arthur Rosson
      • Writers
        • Isadore Bernstein
        • Henry H. Knibbs
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      • Release date
        • May 10, 1925 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • None
      • Also known as
        • No Arrastão da Vida
      • Filming locations
        • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
      • Production company
        • Universal Pictures
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      • Runtime
        50 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Silent
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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