The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1916 film)

{{short description|1916 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

| image = The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1916) 1.jpg

| caption = Thomas Meighan and Charlotte Walker

| director = Cecil B. DeMille

| producer = Jesse L. Lasky

| story = Cecil B. DeMille

| based_on = {{based on|The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1908 novel)|John Fox, Jr.|and the 1912 play by Eugene Walter}}

| starring = Charlotte Walker

| cinematography = Alvin Wyckoff

| editing = Cecil B. DeMille

| released = {{Film date|1916|02|13}}

| runtime = 50 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent
English intertitles

}}

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, who also wrote the screenplay.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/TrailOfTheLonesomePine1916.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine |access-date=April 22, 2008|work=Silent Era}} Art direction for the film was done by Wilfred Buckland.

It is based on the 1908 novel and the 1912 play of the same name by Eugene Walter. Charlotte Walker reprised her role from the Broadway production.{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/18207-THE-TRAIL-OF-THE-LONESOME-PINE |title=The Trail of the Lonesome Pine|work=afi.com |access-date=March 30, 2024}}