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By Betsy J. Green
The adventure serials that were popular during the silent-movie years often involved trashing cars. This one was sacrificed for a 1917 Vitagraph serial that was filmed in Santa Barbara called “The Fighting Trail” starring William Duncan.
“William Duncan . . . took his company up . . . north of Santa Barbara, recently for the purpose of throwing an auto off the cliff into the ocean, 80 feet below. That’s just one of the ‘thrills’ promised in this speedy serial.” – Motography, June 6, 16, 1917
Betsy’s Way Back When book — Movies & Million-Dollar Mansions — is now available in local bookstores and at Amazon.com. This is the seventh book in her series on the history of Santa Barbara. Learn more at .
