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Slaughter Trail (1951)

 -  Western  -  15 October 1951 (USA)
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Three outlaws rob the stage and then flee. When their horses give out they murder some Indians to get fresh ones. But this puts the Indians on the war path and they have to take refuge in ... See full summary »

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Capt. Dempster
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Ike Vaughn aka Murray
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Lorabelle Larkin
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Sgt. Macintosh
Robert Hutton ...
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Three outlaws rob the stage and then flee. When their horses give out they murder some Indians to get fresh ones. But this puts the Indians on the war path and they have to take refuge in an Army fort to avoid them. The Indians then arrive offering peace if the three men are turned over to them. The fort's commanding Officer wants peace but the rules say the men must be tried in a white man's court leaving the Indians no choice but to attack. Written by Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

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stagecoach | 1880s

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15 October 1951 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

El sendero de la muerte  »

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(RCA Sound System)

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1.37 : 1
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Trivia

As reported by Robert Osborne during a TCM airing of the film, Howard Da Silva was originally cast in this film and performed the role in its entirety. However, just before it was distributed, he was denounced as a communist sympathizer in the McCarthy hearings. Producer Howard Hughes (a staunch anti-Communist) ordered all of Da Silva's scenes to be re-shot using Brian Donlevy. So the film was overhauled to incorporate Donlevy and he became the leading man. See more »

Goofs

In the dance social scene, the guitar player is playing a 1940's model Gibson F-hole guitar. See more »

Quotes

Woman Dancer: You know, I can look into your eyes and see you have led a gay, romantic life. If I'm not too personal, what do you do for a living?
Rufus Black: I sell coffins!
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"Ballad Bandelier"
Written by Lyn Murray and Sid Kuller
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Annoying song brings down otherwise routine western
10 March 2000 | by (Ontario, Canada) – See all my reviews

There are some good things to say about "Slaughter Trail." For instance, seeing Brian Donlevy and Gig Young in an oater IS different. But the annoying song that runs throughout, seems to have been written by a third-grader. There is much use of stock footage for the Indian wars, and the plot is predictable and pedestrian. This one is very easy to pass up.


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