The Frontier Trail
Dolly Mainard, en route to her father, a major at Fort Blaine, is escorted through dangerous Sioux territory by a cavalry detachment and Army scout Jim Cardigan. When Captain Blackwell offends some braves of Chief Gray Wolf's tribe, Jim is sent ahead to the Indian camp to ask for peace. Imprisoned by the Indians, he sends a message to Blackwell not to advance; Donlin, a renegade scout, tears the note in such a way that the message is distorted, and the entire force is killed. When Jim escapes, he is accused of treason by Blackwell, court-martialed, and sentenced to death; however, he escapes and rescues Dolly, her father, and Blackwell from Donlin's band of renegades. Jim discovers the missing portion of the note in Donlin's hat, proving his innocence. Dolly remains to become his wife.
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Cast
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Harry Carey
Jim Cardigan
Known for
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Mabel Julienne Scott
Dolly Mainard
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Ernest Hilliard
Capt. Blackwell
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Frank Campeau
Shad Donlin
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Nelson McDowell
Pawnee Jake
Known for
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Maj. Mainard
Known for
The Mark of Zorro
Harvey Clark
Sgt. O'Shea
Known for
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Aggie Herring
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Chief John Big Tree
Chief Gray Wolf
Known for
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Scott R. Dunlap Director · Basil Dickey Screenplay Richard Schayer Screenplay
United States release June 20, 1926 · Produced in United States
Production
Charles R. Rogers Productions
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United States
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English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · June 20, 1926
Theatrical
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