When Aptos was Hollywood: The Filming of 'The One-Way Trail' (1920) in Aptos Village
Come hear stories about the filming of "The One-Way Trail", a silent movie shot in Aptos in 1919 with scenes of Aptos village and Aptos creek, starring Edythe Sterling, a horse-riding heroine who rescues her lover from "Thundering Ames, Bad Man of the Tall Trees" -- a villain as bad as his name.
The library event will feature live and recorded talks about The One-Way Trail's actors, plot lines, and settings, including village, mill pond and railroad. Recorded guest speakers include David Kiehn of The Niles-Essanay Silent Film Museum, speaking about the silent film industry in Northern California; and Derek Whaley, an expert on local Santa Cruz trains, who will talk about the Loma Prieta railroad. Alas, "The One-Way Trail" is lost, but snippets of other contemporary locally-filmed silent movies will be featured.
- Date:
- Saturday, June 7, 2025
- Time:
- 4:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- The Betty Leonard Community Room
- Branch:
- Aptos
- Attachments:
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Films Local History