The Telegraph Trail (1933)

Name: The Telegraph Trail
Genre: Action, Western
Released: 1933-03-18
Duration: 54 min
Cast: John Wayne, Duke, Frank McHugh, Marceline Day, Otis Harlan

The story of how the telegraph was laid from East to West, with plenty of hardships and Indian attacks.

A greedy businessman-turned-renegade foments an Indian uprising against the coming telegraph to perpetuate his economic stranglehold on the territory.

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Released 1933-03-18 · 54 min · Action, Western

Directed by Tenny Wright

Cast

John Wayne as John Trent
Duke as Duke - John's Horse
Frank McHugh as Corporal Tippy
Marceline Day as Alice Keller
Otis Harlan as Uncle Zeke Keller
Albert J. Smith as Gus Lynch
Yakima Canutt as High Wolf
Lafe McKee as Lafe
Chief John Big Tree as Indian Chief (uncredited)
Clarence Geldart as Army Captain (uncredited)
Slim Whitaker as Second Henchman (uncredited)