The Old Texas Trail (1944)

As Jim Wiley, a stageline troubleshooter, arrives he is shot and relieved of his identification papers. Thinking him dead, those against the stage line construction send an imposter in his ... See full summary »

Director:

Lewis D. Collins

Writer:

William Lively (original screenplay)

Stars:

Rod Cameron, Eddie Dew, Fuzzy Knight

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rod Cameron	...	Jim Wiley, posing as Rawhide Carney
Eddie Dew	...	Dave Stone
Fuzzy Knight	...	H. Pinkerton 'Pinky' Pinkley
Ray Whitley	...	Amarillo
Virginia Christine	...	Queenie Leone
Joseph J. Greene	...	Jefferson Talbot
Marjorie Clements	...	Mary Lane
George Eldredge	...	Sparks Diamond
Edmund Cobb	...	Joe Gardner, posing as Jim Wiley
Jack Clifford	...	Sheriff Thomas
The Bar-6 Cowboys	...	Musicians (as The Bar Six Cowboys)

Storyline

As Jim Wiley, a stageline troubleshooter, arrives he is shot and relieved of his identification papers. Thinking him dead, those against the stage line construction send an imposter in his place to slow down the work. But Jim survives and now believed to be the outlaw that shot him, gets a job on the construction crew in an effort to find the big boss behind all the trouble.

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Plot Keywords:

construction | outlaw | gun battle | 1880s | assassin | 

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Taglines:

THUNDERING RIDERS! PLUNDERING RAIDERS! Raging Action On The Old Stage Trail...Blazing A Route To The Panhandle! (original poster)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | History | Music | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1944 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Última Fronteira

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (1943)

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Soundtracks

"Trail Dust"
Written by W. Spencer Nale, Ferdinand De Savis and Morris Scrogin
Sung by Eddie Dew and The Bar-6 Cowboys

User Reviews

Entertaining stage-line saga ............

Tall, dark Rod Cameron stars in this taut western from the mid 1940's. On his way to the site of some stage-line construction, he is ambushed and presumed dead. He survives the attack and follows up (incognito) to get to the bottom of the scalawag's shenanigans .....

Cameron has an opportunity here to play what amounts to a dual role, with good results. In his long career, he became typecast as many other western stars did. This film shows that his range as an actor was actually fairly broad. The supporting cast was fine and the film was paced fairly well.

While this is a routine shoot-em-up, fans of Cameron will find this one entertaining and fun. Not bad at all .........