The Sunshine Trail

Apr 23, 1923

0h 50m

★ 0.0

A Spirited Romance of East and West

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Western

Production Companies

Thomas H. Ince Corporation

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Cast

James Henry McTavish

Douglas MacLean

June Carpenter

Edith Roberts

Algernon Aloysius Fitzmaurice Bangs

Muriel Frances Dana

Willis Duckworth

Rex Cherryman

Woman Crook

Josie Sedgwick

Col. Duckworth

Al Hart

Man Crook

Barney Furey

Mystery Man

William Courtright

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