The Trail of Hate is a 1917 American short drama film directed by John Ford.
The film is now considered to be lost.
User Review
Painting Characters
5 February 2004 | by Single-Black-Male (London, England)
At this early stage in John Ford's career he learned the art of painting characters
in films like this one with bold brush strokes.
He has good actor management, touching down lightly on the conjunction of each scene.
THE TRAIL OF HATE
DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD (Jack Ford)
BISON MOTION PICTURES
UNIVERSAL FILM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
When bandits capture the wife of a US army lieutenant stationed
in the Philippines, along with her lover,
the choice is his whether to forgive.
Cast
John Ford ... Lt. Jack Brewer (as Jack Ford)
Louise Granville ... Madge
Duke Worne ... Capt. Dana Holden
Jack Lawton ... The Swede
Directed
John Ford
Writing Credits
John Ford ... (scenario)
Trivia
John Ford's second film as director. He also appeared in a lead role.
As with his first film, no copies of this one can be located.
