A 15-chapter Western serial. The serial involves the mystery of the murder of William Stillman (Wells) and the finding of the heir to his fortune. Silent Joe (Farnum) arrives in an effort to discover the murderer and prove that he is the true heir. He and the heroine Lou (Anderson) have their adventures in the mountainous terrain with its "vanishing trails." They are aided by The Shadow (Orlamond), a demented scientist with his trained dog, and several remarkable, death-dealing inventions.
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Franklyn Farnum
Silent Joe
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
Gentleman's Agreement
Mary Anderson
Lou - Durant's Daughter
Also in
The False Faces
Johnny Get Your Gun
Duke R. Lee
Steve Durant
Also in
Straight Shooting
Hell Bent
Harry Lonsdale
Grandon
Also in
Little Orphant Annie
All on Account of Checkers
Vester Pegg
Rankin
Also in
Bucking Broadway
Hell Bent
Bud Osborne
Skip Brandt
Known for
Bride of the Monster
Revenge of the Dead
L.M. Wells
William Stillman
Also in
Bucking Broadway
Something New
William Orlamond
The Shadow
Known for
The Wind
Flesh and the Devil
Pedro León
Bully Drake
Also in
El hijo del bandido
The Joyous Trouble-Makers
Leon De La Mothe Director · William E. Wing Writer
United States release September 10, 1920 · Produced in United States
Production
Canyon Pictures Corporation
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · September 10, 1920
Theatrical
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