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Movie poster: The Trail of Cards (1913)
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The Trail of Cards

1913 · 15 min Western
5.8 / 10 · TMDB

A woman is kidnapped, but is resourceful enough to drop playing cards as she's carried along on horseback so the hero can follow her trail.

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Year 1913
Country United States of America
Genre Western
Director Gilbert P. Hamilton
Runtime 15 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.8/10 (3 votes)

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The film constructs its chase around a brilliantly simple visual motif: a trail of playing cards against vast, empty landscapes. It relies on pure visual storytelling and explores fundamental cinematic pleasures—pursuit, rescue, and cleverness—with remarkable economy for its time.

What lingers after the final card is played is the elegant proof that a great idea needs no dialogue. It’s a brisk, satisfying nugget of early genre craft. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Gilbert P. Hamilton

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