| The Trail of '98 | |
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| Directed by | Clarence Brown |
| Written by | Joseph Farnham Benjamin Glazer Waldemar Young |
| Based on | novel The Trail of '98 by Robert W. Service |
| Produced by | Clarence Brown |
| Starring | Dolores del Río Ralph Forbes Karl Dane Harry Carey |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Edited by | George Hively |
| Music by | William Axt (uncredited) David Mendoza (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) English Intertitles |
| Budget | $1.5m[1] |
| Box office | $1.6m[1] |
The Trail of '98 is a 1928 American synchronized sound action-adventure/drama film featuring Harry Carey and Dolores del Río about the Klondike Gold Rush. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score, with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film was originally released by MGM in a short-lived widescreen process called "Fantom Screen".[2] The film is based on the 1910 novel of the same name, written by Robert W. Service.
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles, California: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Trail of '98". Silent Era. Retrieved March 29, 2008.