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RUNTIME
Did you know
At 300 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
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The Hawk's Trail
1919 5h 0m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Adventure
Synopsis
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Through a forged will, a crook assumes control of a valuable estate. He poses as the brother of a dead man, and endeavors to dispose of the deceased man's two daughters, one of whom is in love with the forger's son.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
King Baggot
Sheldon Steele/The Hawk
Grace Darmond
Claire Drake
Rhea Mitchell
Jean Drake
Stanton Heck
Bull Cruze
George Siegmann
Quang Goo Hai
Carmen Phillips
Mimi
Harry Lorraine
Iron Dugan/Stephen Drake
Fred Windemere
Bob Dugan
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Writers
- Nan Blair, John B. Clymer
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
W.S. Van Dyke directs. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1At 300 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
- 2107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4King Baggot and Grace Darmond and Rhea Mitchell carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0011265 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 300 min · 5h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
W.S. Van Dyke
Production companies
Who made it
- BU
Burston Films Inc
Key crew
- ProducerLouis Burston
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- lost film
- silent serial
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1919-12-13
