The End of the Trail (1916)
Jules Le Clerq, a trapper, falls in love with Adrienne Cabot. Adrienne reveals that her father, Jacques Favre, owned a trading post, but lost the company's money gambling with "Devil" Cabot. Cabot agreed to cancel the debt if Adrienne married him. After a forced marriage, Cabot killed Favre, but was shot himself and left for dead. After hearing this story, Jules marries Adrienne. However, Cabot was not killed, and after a child is born to Jules and Adrienne, he kidnaps Adrienne. Jules goes in pursuit and finds his wife next to Cabot's body. Believing Cabot dead, they return home, but Adrienne dies from the hardships suffered during her kidnapping. Twenty years later, Le Clerq and his daughter, also named Adrienne, are working at a trading post. Cabot is drinking in a saloon and pursues Adrienne when she tries to get some brandy for a sick neighbor. Jules, who is passing by, recognizes Cabot and a fight ensues, during which Cabot is finally killed.
Books with an entry on The End of the Trail
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Aubrey Solomon The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935, A history and filmography Jefferson, N.C., 2011 |
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Robert B. Connelly The Motion Picture Guide, Silent Film 1910-1936 Chicago, 1986 |
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