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The Trail of the Wild Wolf (1916)
Short | 20 min | Drama, Short

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The Trail of the Wild Wolf (1916)

Short | 20 min | Drama, Short

Luke Campbell, a Canadian trapper, has two daughters, Doris and Meg. Gerrier, known as the Wild Wolf, comes to Luke's cabin during the trapper's absence. Doris repels his advances, but he kisses her. Luke encounters Gerrier and warns him ...See moreLuke Campbell, a Canadian trapper, has two daughters, Doris and Meg. Gerrier, known as the Wild Wolf, comes to Luke's cabin during the trapper's absence. Doris repels his advances, but he kisses her. Luke encounters Gerrier and warns him to keen away from Doris. Meg rushes off to welcome Jim Dawson, who comes in and presents Doris with a fur cap. The scene shifts to a logging camp. The cook comes over to Gerrier, and tells him that the woman upstairs is dying. Gerrier goes to the bed on which lies the corpse of a young woman, who has apparently committed suicide. She is another victim of Gerrier, who instructs the cook to get rid of the body by shoving it through a hole in the ice. We next see the occupants of Luke's cabin engaged in shelling and popping corn, presently Doyle of the Mounted Police arrives and he receives a cordial welcome. He tells Luke that several women have been stolen lately by Lumber Jacks, and warns him to watch out for Doris and Meg. Soon afterwards Doyle rides off and Jim, after bidding the sisters good night, walks down the trail. We next see Gerrier setting traps in the snow. Meg comes into the scene carrying a gun, and Gerrier shows surprise at seeing her. He tries to make love to her, but Meg makes faces at him and runs away. As Gerrier is about to set another trap, he sees Luke coming along the trail with a gun and he runs behind a tree, not wishing to be seen by him. Luke falls into the trap and tries in vain to free himself. Gerrier approaches with a malicious smile. After telling Luke that he trapped him so that he can visit Doris, Gerrier goes away. We next see Doris leaving the cabin. Gerrier sees her do this and crawls around to the cabin door and enters it. He goes to the mantle and takes down a shotgun hanging above it, and removes the charge. Then he returns the gun to its accustomed place. When Doris returns to the cabin, Gerrier closes the door, grabs her, puts his hand over her mouth and gags her. Then he throws her over his shoulder, and walks out of the cabin. Doris struggles violently and finally gets one of her hands free, which enables her to drop hairpins one at a time as Gerrier is carrying her off on his shoulder. In the woods we see Meg shooting a rabbit. She meets Jim and dares him to catch her as she runs away. They reach the cabin very much out of breath and look for Doris. As they cannot find her, Jim tells Meg that something must have happened to her. Thereupon Jim removes the gun from the mantle, and Meg takes her own gun. On leaving the cabin, Jim finds the hairpins on the ground and they both follow the trail. Out in the woods. Gerrier, still carrying Doris over his shoulder, goes up to Luke and gloats over his capture. The old man struggles to free himself, to protect his daughter. Gerrier sneers at him and, in spite of the struggles of Doris, he carries her off. Following the trail of the hairpins, Meg and Jim arrive in the woods. They hear Doris calling out for her father. They soon come upon Luke, and Meg starts to release him, while Jim, following the direction pointed out to him by Luke, sees Gerrier carrying Doris at some distance. Jim aims at Gerrier and fires, but as there is no discharge, he examines the gun and discovers the empty barrel. Disgusted he throws the gun away, and crawling up behind Gerrier, he throws the force of his body upon him. This causes Doris to fall from Gerrier's arms. Gerrier starts to draw a gun, but Jim wrenches it from his hand and a fierce fight ensues in the snow. Doyle, of the Mounted Police, arrives just as Jim has succeeded in getting the best of Gerrier, who lies knocked out on the ground. Doyle takes charge of Gerrier as Luke and Meg arrive on the scene. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Paul Panzer Jim Dawson Jim Dawson See fewer	The Black Book (1929)
Wallis Clark Gerrier - the Wild Wolf (as Wallis Clarke) Gerrier - the Wild Wolf (as Wallis Clarke) See fewer	Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Frank Smith Luke Campbell Luke Campbell See fewer	A Strange Disappearance (1915)
Edith Roberts Meg Campbell Meg Campbell See fewer	Speed Mad (1925)
Sydell Dowling Doris Campbell Doris Campbell See fewer	Temptation and the Man (1916)