Pat O'Leary (Ken Maynard) is the construction foreman supervising the completion of a telegraph line and does so despite the efforts of Gus Lynch (Frank Hagney), a trading post owner, who has an agenda of his own to see that it isn't completed, and stirs up Indian uprisings and turmoil and havoc by his gang of motley henchmen to ensure his agenda..
If you have a high tolerance for silent Westerns where the plot is basically 'guys standing near poles,' you might get something out of The Glorious Trail. It’s mostly for people who like watching Ken Maynard do things on a horse that seem physically impossible. If you want a story with actual depth or characters who d...
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"If you have a high tolerance for silent Westerns where the plot is basically 'guys standing near poles,' you might get something out of The Glorious Trail. It’s mostly for people who like watching Ken Maynard do things on a horse that seem physically impossible. If you want a story with actual depth or characters who do more than scowl at the horizon, you’re going to be bored out of your mind within ten minutes. The whole movie is about building a telegraph line. It sounds dry, and honestly, it..."
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