Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-07-02
PIONEER TRAILS" A
REMARKABLE FILM

Here is a film of the early ives
feS visualized in a dramatic maa'
ner that thrilled aud pleased a de
ifehtful stors Of young love am
J6dthful chivalrv and daring 1t IS
the kind of story that picture fans
cave. and SO seldom get.
"pioneer Trails" is d human m
tsrest story, despite the fact that j.
goes back to the days of the grea
t5Td rush of lS49 for its start, and
MI the more colorful because o.
re pleasing atmosphere set by tn,
..1p;od The story OPENS with a pro
l,e,le of tremendous appeal. that o.
g. ,.ounp counle with their boy Settl1*
ort for the unexplored recesses ht
the West in a prairie caravan, Mid
wa VITO their destination the tram y
attacked ana the party. with the eH
rention the young son killed off =
the Indians This sequence is one o.
he most realistic ever seen on the
screen. 1t gives spectators thrilling
iaaa of what the early settlers wecr
10 against.
The boy is found by another group
a pioneers and is adopted by Mrs
Salter. who rears him as her 500
:, .venty years later finds the boy
OF own to manhood in mountainous
home. He risks his life to stop run
away stage coach. This is a splendid
,-ane daring an dSends a thrI
,himmering p and down the spine,
rs this daring, Jack Elains mee9s
rose Miller and falls in love WITT
her. Phillip Blaney, her fathers Sc
rotary, tries to force his attentions
O, she girl. Jacks foster mother !
t.-feres and is shot down by Blanev.
Rose fees in terror and is taken in
r.. Laundry Lou. lovable charac-
ter.
90, +, accused Of the crime. bat
alsdes the sheriff with the aid ~;
Easy Aaron" Cropsey, itinerant Law
r and roadside philosopher Aztec
many compilations. Jack manag"
to cIeor his name an dwin the girl H.
loves. A fake marriage and the Rop-
ert Dale estate figure materially in
tire developments.
Alice Calhoun again shines in
role, that of Rose Mille.'
no sweeter or more delectable perso
could have been found to play tn
parC. And Alice Calhoun lends tia
Q, acious touch TO it that wins the
hearts of ALL
Cullen Lands. the brilliant fight n |
Of the screen, who,made such name |
fog himself through his work in W.
agraph's great sea story, masters OF
Men" gives a characterization 80 |
his dual role in pioneer Trails" tina. !
las5ities tn egreat popularity he is
with fans. A daring, stra !
ring youth is he-clean. virile anr
strong. His acting reflects an ur
Outstanding Of histrionic art few
seem to know.
Bertram Grassby offers an inter
esting Interpretation o fthe villa |
role that is different from the usua
tyne of screen portrayal He is calm,
cold, efficient in his destructivenes
The Kisses accorded him assure 4a
wok is effective.
Otis Harlan is quite character in
the difficult role of easy Aaron"
(ropsey, wandering lawyer with wad |
ding ways and ambitions. He fits
perfectly into the role cast for hin,
snd the bits of homely philosophy he
utters are pleasant bits given in tao
picture. Aggie Herring is seen in
acother character Interpretation,
that of Laundry Lou, miners W.
COW and town wash woman. The love |
fair growing, between 'Laund Y
Ecu" and easy Aaoon" is a pleasing
iuter-theme in the picture, Davic
Smith, who produced "The Midnight
Alarm" and Masters of Men,, ii
rec5ed pioneer Trails"