The Fighting Trail is a lost[1] 1917 American silent Western serial film directed by and starring William Duncan.

[citation needed] As described in a film magazine,[2] a valuable mineral, found in only one California mine, is necessary in the manufacture of a new explosive and is desired by the Central Powers.

The secret is described in papers held by Nan (Holloway) who is repeatedly captured by the henchmen of German spy Von Bleck (Rogers) and rescued by mining engineer John Gwynn (Duncan).

uncredited Like many American films of the time, The Fighting Trail was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards.

The Chicago Board of Censors required these cuts in the following serial chapters: