Beyond the Trail

{{short description|1926 film}} {{Use American English|date=September 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Beyond the Trail | image = | caption = | director = Albert Herman | producer = George R. Batcheller | writer = | starring = {{ubl|Bill Patton|Eric Mayne|Janet Dawn}} | editing = Joe Rock<br />Sam Winston | cinematography = | studio = Sierra Pictures | distributor = Chesterfield Pictures | released = {{film date|1926|9|1}} | runtime = 50 minutes | country = United States | language = Silent<br />English intertitles | budget = | gross = }} '''''Beyond the Trail''''' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Bill Patton, Eric Mayne and Janet Dawn.<ref>{{cite book|last=Institute|first=American Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rlLbRAPOgP0C|title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States|date=1997|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-20969-5|pages=56|language=en}}</ref> A print of ''Beyond the Trail'' exists.<ref>[https://mobile.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BeyondTheTrail1926.html Beyond the Trail at silentera.com]</ref>

==Plot== Bill is a klutzy cowpoke who accidentally causes to two thieves to shoot each other. He is then assigned to bring in Foreman Cal, the thieving foreman. Bill and Cal fight for the affection of Mary, and Bill is victorious.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pitts|first=Michael R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vgo3EgGRt44C|title=Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed.|date=2012-12-13|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0090-1|pages=317|language=en}}</ref>

==Cast== *Bill Patton as Bill *Eric Mayne as Ranch Owner *Janet Dawn as Mary *Sheldon Lewis as Foreman Cal *Stuart Holmes as Archibald Van Jones *Clara Horton as Clarabell Simpkins *James F. Fulton as Buck

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb title|0016648}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beyond the Trail}} Category:1926 films Category:1926 American films Category:1926 English-language films Category:1926 Western (genre) films Category:American black-and-white films Category:American silent feature films Category:American silent Western (genre) films Category:Chesterfield Pictures films Category:English-language Western (genre) films Category:Films directed by Albert Herman Category:Surviving American silent films