The Way of a Man
Also known as Vestens Pionerer in Denmark
(1924) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters
Directed by George B. Seitz
Cast: Allene Ray [Ellen Meriwether], Harold Miller [John Cowles], Bud Osborne [Gordon Orme], Lillian Gale [Mandy McGovern], White Horse [Auberry], Kathryn Appleton [Grace Sheraton], Lillian Adrian, Florence Lee, Chet Ryan
Pathé Exchange, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Pathéserial]. / Produced by C.W. Patton. From a screen story by Emerson Hough. Assistant director, Spencer Gordon Bennet. / Ten chapters: [1] “Into the Unknown,” released 20 January 1924; [2] “Redskin and White,” released 27 January 1924; [3] “In the Toils of the Torrent,” released 3 February 1924; [4] “Lost in the Wilds,” released 10 February 1924; [5] “White Medicine,” released 17 February 1924; [6] “The Firing Squad,” released 24 February 1924; [7] “Gold! Gold!,” released 2 March 1924; [8] “The Fugitive,” released 9 March 1924; [9] “California,” released 16 March 1924; [10] “Trail’s End,” released 23 March 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was also edited to 6904 feet and released in the USA as a feature film by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated, on 20 January 1924. The serial was released in Denmark as Vestens Pionerer beginning 1 April 1924.
Drama: Western.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost : However, a frame enlargement of the serial’s main title appears in Lahue-Bound p. 96, indicating that prints may still exist.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 18 April 2023.
References: Lahue-Bound p. 96; Lahue-Continued pp. 113-115, 244, 289 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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