Hitting the Trail (1918)
A Powerful Story of regeneration. It Is a Picture That starts off With a Bang and Keeps it Up.
Kid Kelly, a gangster in New York's Lower East Side, attempts to rob Goldberg's millinery store. When the police arrive, Flo Haines, who had come to the building to look at an apartment, hides. When the police find her, they charge her with the crime, but the Kid turns himself over to the law instead. After his release, he again meets Flo, who works in an artificial-flower factory by day and at Reverend Roberts' relief mission by night. The Kid soon falls in love with Flo, and his jealous sweetheart Mamie tricks her into coming to her apartment, where she drugs her and turns her over to Joe Carelli, the flower factory's lustful owner. The Kid saves Flo, but when Carelli is found murdered the next day, he is arrested for the crime. The confession of Annie, who had stabbed Carelli in a jealous rage, frees The Kid, who reforms himself and marries Flo.
Cast
- Carlyle Blackwell - Kid Kelly
- Evelyn Greeley - Flo Haines
- Joseph W. Smiley - Joe Carelli
- George MacQuarrie - Reverend Thomas Roberts
- Muriel Ostriche - Annie
- Edward Elkas - Goldberg
- Ninon Bunyea - Mamie
- Walter Greene - Tony
Screenplay
- Harry O. Hoyt (Adaptation)
- Roy Somerville (Story)
Keywords
lost film
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hitting the Trail about?
- Kid Kelly, a gangster in New York's Lower East Side, attempts to rob Goldberg's millinery store. When the police arrive, Flo Haines, who had come to the building to look at an apartment, hides. When the police find her, they charge her with the crime, but the Kid turns himself over to the law instead. After his release, he again meets Flo, who works in an artificial-flower factory by day and at Reverend Roberts' relief mission by night. The Kid soon falls in love with Flo, and his jealous sweetheart Mamie tricks her into coming to her apartment, where she drugs her and turns her over to Joe Carelli, the flower factory's lustful owner. The Kid saves Flo, but when Carelli is found murdered the next day, he is arrested for the crime. The confession of Annie, who had stabbed Carelli in a jealous rage, frees The Kid, who reforms himself and marries Flo.
- Who directed Hitting the Trail?
- Hitting the Trail was directed by Dell Henderson.
- Who stars in Hitting the Trail?
- Hitting the Trail stars Carlyle Blackwell, Evelyn Greeley, Joseph W. Smiley, George MacQuarrie, Muriel Ostriche, Edward Elkas.
- How long is Hitting the Trail?
- Hitting the Trail has a runtime of 50m (50 minutes).
- What genre is Hitting the Trail?
- Hitting the Trail is a Drama, Crime film.
- Where was Hitting the Trail produced?
- Hitting the Trail was produced in United States of America.