The Sunshine Trail

The Sunshine Trail

A Spirited Romance of East and West

NR 1923 · 50 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy, Western

When good-natured James Henry MacTavish comes into an inheritance, he travels East to claim it with the determination that he will "scatter sunshine" along the way. But MacTavish almost immediately lands himself in hot water.

Directed by James W. Horne · Written by William Wallace Cook

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Cast

Douglas MacLean James Henry McTavish
Edith Roberts June Carpenter
Muriel Frances Dana Algernon Aloysius Fitzmaurice Bangs
Rex Cherryman Willis Duckworth
Josie Sedgwick Woman Crook
Al Hart Col. Duckworth
Barney Furey Man Crook
William Courtright Mystery Man

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