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The Rainbow Trail
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Six reels
Directed by Frank Lloyd

Cast: William Farnum [Lassiter / Shefford], Ann Forest [Fay Larkin], Mary Mersch [Jane Withersteen], William Burress [Wagoner], William Nye [Shad], Genevieve Blinn [Ruth], George Ross [U.S. marshal], Buck Gebhart (Buck Jones)

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation [Fox Entertainments]. / Executive producer, William Fox. Scenario by Charles Kenyon and Frank Lloyd, from the novel The Rainbow Trail (The Desert Crucible) by Zane Grey. Cinematography by Billy Foster (William C. Foster). Presented by William Fox. / © 13 October 1918 by William Fox [LP12982]. Released 27 October 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage (1918). The novel was subsequently filmed as The Rainbow Trail (1925).

Drama: Western.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 13 October 2023.

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