The Tiger's Trail

Not to be confused with A Tiger's Tale, The Trail of the Tiger, or Tiger Trail.

The Tiger's Trail
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Directed by	Robert Ellis Louis J. Gasnier Paul Hurst
Written by	Charles Logue Arthur B. Reeve Frank Leon Smith
Starring	Ruth Roland George Larkin
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange Astra Films
Release dates	April 20, 1919 (1919-04-20)
Running time	15 episodes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Tiger's Trail is a 1919 American adventure film serial starring Ruth Roland, directed by Robert Ellis, Louis J. Gasnier and Paul Hurst. A "fragmentary print" from the serial survives.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[2] Grim Gordon (Strong) is in possession of the Tiger Idol, stolen from a religious sect of Hindu Tiger Worshipers on an East Indian island which he and Peter Strong and Colonel Boyd visited years earlier. The two latter men were killed, but Belle Boyd (Roland), daughter of the Colonel, is alive and has part of the "Pact of Three," a document torn into three parts which shows the location of a treasure discovered during the expedition. Gordon has a pitchblende mine in the western United States, and among the workers are Hindus and Tiger Worshipers. Upon her arrival from an eastern school, Belle Boyd, ward of Gordon, is attacked by a gang of outlaws headed by Bull Shotwell (Kohler), but her life is saved by Jack Randall (Larkin), a mining engineer. Jack is employed by Gordon, but helps the heroine Belle in outwitting the evil forces surrounding her that are attempting to obtain her portion of the torn Pact of Three. In one episode Belle is put into a cage with a live Bengal tiger, and in others she is the subject of several kidnapping attempts.

Cast

Ruth Roland as Belle Boyd
George Larkin as Jack Randall
Mark Strong as Randolph Gordon / "Grim" Gordon
Harry Moody as Tiger Face
Fred Kohler as "Bull" Shotwell
George Field as Salonga
Easter Walters as Hilda, the Spy
Bud Osborne as a henchman
Chet Ryan as a juvenile
Rose Dione as a Dance Hall Queen

Production

This serial, about a Hindu tiger worshiping sect and western outlaws, was based on The Long Arm by C. A. Logue.^[3] (SilentEra.com states that the serial was adapted by Gilson Willets from The Long Arm by Arthur B. Reeve).^[1]

Real tigers were used in filming. The serial includes the "famous scene" of a human chain formed from the roof of a train, which enables the criminals to steal a valuable parcel from Ruth's compartment.^[3]

Chapter titles

The Tiger Worshippers
The Glowing Eyes
The Human Chain
Danger Signals
The Tiger Trap
The Secret Assassin
The Flaming Waters
Danger Ahead
The Raging Torrent
Bringing In The Law
In The Breakers
The Two Amazons
The False Idol
The Mountain Hermit
The Tiger Face

References

1 2 "Progressive Silent Film List: The Tiger's Trail". silentera.com. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
↑ Harrison, Louis Reeves (April 12, 1919). "Reviews and Advertising Aids: The Tiger's Trail". Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company. 40 (2): 278–79. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
1 2 Stedman, Raymond William (1971). "2. The Perils of Success". Serials: Suspense and Drama By Installment. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-8061-0927-5.

External links

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Films directed by Louis J. Gasnier

The Perils of Pauline (1914)
The Exploits of Elaine (1914)
The New Exploits of Elaine (1915)
The Shielding Shadow (1916)
The Seven Pearls (1917)
Hands Up! (1918)
The Tiger's Trail (1919)
Kismet (1920)
Maytime (1923)
Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo (1924)
Wine (1924)
White Man (1924)
The Triflers (1924)
The Parasite (1925)
Parisian Love (1925)
Pleasures of the Rich (1926)
Streets of Shanghai (1927)
Should Tall Men Marry? (1928)
Darkened Rooms (1929)
Slightly Scarlet (1930)
Mysterious Mr. Parkes (1930)
The Virtuous Sin (1930)
The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
Silence (1931)
The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932)
Forgotten Commandments (1932)
Gambling Ship (1933)
Downward Slope (1934)
The Last Outpost (1935)
Reefer Madness (1936)
Bank Alarm (1937)
Sunset Murder Case (1938)

Pathé Exchange serials

With Wharton, Inc. (1914–1915)	The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine The New Exploits of Elaine The Romance of Elaine

With Astra Films (1916–1920)	Pearl of the Army The Shielding Shadow The Fatal Ring The Hidden Hand The Mystery of the Double Cross The Seven Pearls Hands Up! The House of Hate The Adventures of Ruth Bound and Gagged The Lightning Raider Terror of the Range The Tiger's Trail Daredevil Jack The Phantom Foe Pirate Gold The Third Eye Trailed by Three

With Ruth Roland Serials (1920)	Ruth of the Rockies Ruth of the Range

Pathé Exchange Only (1921–1929)	The Avenging Arrow Double Adventure The Fortieth Door Galloping Hoofs Into the Net Leatherstocking Ten Scars Make a Man The Way of a Man The Green Archer The House Without a Key Idaho Sunken Silver Wild West Play Ball The Bar-C Mystery Casey of the Coast Guard The Fighting Marine Snowed In The Crimson Flash Hawk of the Hills The Masked Menace Melting Millions On Guard Eagle of the Night The Man Without a Face Mark of the Frog The Terrible People The Tiger's Shadow The Yellow Cameo The Black Book The Fire Detective Queen of the Northwoods

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