Forbidden Trails(1920)
"Squint" Taylor owns a ranch and has a much older mining partner. When the partner is fatally wounded, he makes Taylor promise to take care of his daughter Marion. Taylor is more than happy to do his bidding, but Marion and her uncle are both involved with William Carrington, who is trying to cheat them out of her share of the mine.
Movie: Forbidden Trails
Top 8 Billed Cast
Quinton 'Squint' Taylor
Marion Harlan
William Carrington
Davis
Sheriff Danforth
Henry Parsons
Judge Butterfield
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