''The Trail of '98'' is a 1928 American silent action-adventure/

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featuring Harry Carey and

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about the Klondike Gold Rush. The film was originally released by MGM in a short-lived

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process called “Fantom Screen“. The film is based on the 1910 novel by that title, written by Robert W. Service.

Cast

as Berna * Ralph Forbes as Larry * Karl Dane as Lars Petersen * Harry Carey as Jack Locasto *

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as Salvation Jim * George Cooper as Samuel Foote (The Worm) * Russell Simpson as Old Swede * Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Bulkey *

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as Mr. Bulkey *

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as Henry Kelland (Berna's Grandfather) * Doris Lloyd as Locasto's procurer * E. Alyn Warren as Engineer * Johnny Downs as Mother's boy (as John Down) * Ray Hallor as Brother Jim * Ray Gallagher as Brother Joe * Francis Ford as Gold Commissioner's assistant (uncredited) * Roscoe Karns as Man on ship (uncredited) *

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as Extra (uncredited) *

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performed uncredited stunts for Carey and possibly even del Rio.

Production

The film was shot on location in

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and The Great Divide,

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and in various locations in

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including

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and

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. While shooting the rapids sequence, four stuntmen drowned in the Copper River, including Jerome Bauten, Howard Daughters, and Ray “Red” Thompson who trained horses for cliff dives.

DVD release

A complete print of the film exists with a synchronized musical score and sound effects, and it became available on DVD as part of Warner Bros.'s Manufacture-on-Demand DVD titles in March 2009.

References

External links

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Magnified Grandeur - The Big Screen, 1926-31
David Coles, 2001 {{DEFAULTSORT:Trail of '98, The 1928 films 1928 drama films 1920s American films American action adventure films American action drama films American adventure drama films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films based on works by Robert W. Service Films directed by Clarence Brown Films set in 1898 Films set in Alaska Films shot in Alaska Films shot in California Films shot in Colorado Films shot in Denver Films shot in Yukon Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Silent American drama films Surviving American silent films

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Production

DVD release

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