The Sunshine Trail
The Sunshine Trail is a 1923 American silent comedy Western film directed by James W. Horne and written by Bradley King. The film stars Douglas MacLean as Jimmy McTavish, Edith Roberts, Muriel Frances Dana, Rex Cherryman, Josie Sedgwick, and Al Hart. The film was released on April 23, 1923, by Associated First National Pictures. A review in Variety noted:
George and Ira Gershwin, the latter under his early pen name "Arthur Francis," wrote a of the same title. Howard Pollack wrote that the song "anticipates the similarly titled 'Happy Trails'" by Dale Evans. He noted that, due its level of "pathos," the song "deserves comparison with Charlie Chaplin's film music."
Cast
- Douglas MacLean as James Henry McTavish
- Edith Roberts as June Carpenter
- Muriel Frances Dana as Algernon Aloysius Fitzmaurice Bangs
- Rex Cherryman as Willis Duckworth
- Josie Sedgwick as Woman Crook
- Al Hart as Col. Duckworth
- Barney Furey as Man Crook
- William Courtright as Mystery Man