Shot between February and March 1919, 'The Wilderness Trail' was the first of two films actress Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era.-Early life:...

 would make with western star Tom Mix

Tom Mix

Thomas Edwin "Tom" Mix was an American film actor and the star of many early Western movies. He made a reported 336 films between 1910 and 1935, all but nine of which were silent features...

. Though Tom had shot many films in the vicinity of Prescott, Arizona

Prescott, Arizona

Prescott is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. It was designated "Arizona's Christmas City" by Arizona Governor Rose Mofford in the late 1980s....

 since his days with Selig, This film was shot in and around Flagstaff. The cowboys on location fascinated Colleen with their tricks and dare-devil work. The film was shot after Colleen had completed work with Charles Ray

Charles Ray

Charles Ray was a silent film star. Extremely popular in a series of films casting him in juvenile roles, primarily rural young men, Ray's career faded as he lost his youthful looks- he also had a reputation of being demanding and having an outsized ego...

 on the baseball-themed film The Busher

The Busher

The Busher is a 1919 dramatic film directed by Jerome Storm featuring Colleen Moore, and produced by Thomas Ince. The film still exists and is available on dvd from Kino Video.-Story:...

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Story

The film was an adventure set in the far North, with Tom playing the part of Robert MacTavish, new head commissioner of the Hudson Bay Company in the Canadian Northwest. Colleen played Jeanne, daughter of his rival, who is in love with MacTavish’s son Donald. The movie was packed with action scenes, with the heavy seemingly invincible, until he is bested by Tom Mix. As often happened to Colleen’s characters in those early days, she is abducted, her life in danger.

Cast

• Tom Mix
  Tom Mix
  Thomas Edwin "Tom" Mix was an American film actor and the star of many early Western movies. He made a reported 336 films between 1910 and 1935, all but nine of which were silent features...
  
   – Donald MacTavish
• Colleen Moore
  Colleen Moore
  Colleen Moore was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era.-Early life:...
  
   – Jeanne Fitzpatrick
• Frank Clark
  Frank Clark
  Frank Clark is an English former footballer and manager. He is the current chairman of Nottingham Forest.-Playing career:...
  
   – Angus Fitzpatrick
• Lule Warrenton
  Lule Warrenton
  Lule Warrenton was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 76 films between 1913 and 1922.She was born in Flint, Michigan and died in Laguna Beach, California.-Selected filmography:...
  
   – Old Mary
• Sid Jordan
  Sid Jordan
  Sid Jordan was an American film actor. He appeared in 130 films between 1913 and 1944. Sid Jordan was introduced to acting through his close friend Tom Mix, when both men were serving as "Night Marshalls" of Dewey, Oklahoma. Ironically, it was Sid Jordan's father Sid Jordan (12 August 1889 –...
  
   – Sergius
• Pat Chrisman – Indian
• Jack Nelson – Half-Breed