Jubilee Trail (1954)

A wild-west trader and his New York wife head out for the California by wagon train. The trader is killed enroute, and his wife finds herself with child. She continues on hoping to find a man and a home.

Director:

Joseph Kane

Writers:

Bruce Manning (screenplay), Gwen Bristow (based on novel by)

Stars:

Vera Ralston, Joan Leslie, Forrest Tucker

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vera Ralston	...	Florinda Grove, aka Julie Latour
Joan Leslie	...	Garnet Hale
Forrest Tucker	...	John Ives
John Russell	...	Oliver Hale
Ray Middleton	...	Charles Hale
Pat O'Brien	...	Ernest 'Texas' Conway
Buddy Baer	...	Nicolai Gregorovitch Karakozeff 'Handsome Brute'
Jim Davis	...	Silky
Barton MacLane	...	Deacon Bartlett
Richard Webb	...	Capt. Brown
James Millican	...	Rinardi
Nina Varela	...	Doña Manuela
Martin Garralaga	...	Don Rafael Velasco
Charles Stevens	...	Pablo
Jack Elam	...	Whitey

Storyline

A wild-west trader and his New York wife head out for the California by wagon train. The trader is killed enroute, and his wife finds herself with child. She continues on hoping to find a man and a home.

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Plot Keywords:

trucolor | based on novel

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Taglines:

The greatest American drama since "Gone With the Wind"!

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Genres:

Adventure | Music | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kalifornische Sinfonie

Filming Locations:

Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Trucolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Heavenly Creatures (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Saying-No!"
Music by Victor Young
Lyrics by Gwen Bristow and Sidney Clare

User Reviews

strong women

Lavish Republic western with good female cast.Joan Leslie and Vera Ralston are most effective as two women heading to California to make a new life.Joan's husband is killed,Vera finds work as an entertainer,barkeeper.There's a load of familiar faces in the character parts.The costumes are nice.The settings lavish.Republic made alot of strong women films with a western setting.It was nice seeing women finally being more than just dutiful wives and saloon girls.Republic had a way of making realistic settings,costumes.The men in the story actually look dusty after a long ride.The Victor Young score is very nice,including the title song.This film is usually dismissed as just another Vera Ralston film but it's Joan Leslie's story.