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A Distant Trumpet
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Horgan's epic novel of Indians and Indian-fighters
5.5(32)19641h 57m
In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from an Indian attack.
- Director
- Raoul Walsh
- Writers
- John Twist
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Cast
Troy Donahue
2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard
Suzanne Pleshette
Mrs. Kitty Mainwarring
Diane McBain
Laura Frelief
James Gregory
Maj. Gen. Alexander Upton Quaint
William Reynolds
1st Lt. Teddy Mainwarring
Claude Akins
Seely Jones
Kent Smith
Secretary of War
Bartlett Robinson
Major Hiram Prescott
Mary Patton
Jessica Prescott
Larry Ward
Sgt. Kroger
Richard X. Slattery
Sgt. Fry
Bobby Bare
Pvt. Cranshaw
Lane Bradford
Major Miller
Russell Johnson
Captain Brinker
Judson Pratt
Crew
Directing
- Raoul WalshDirector
- William KissellAssistant Director
- Russell SaundersAssistant Director
Writing
- Richard FielderAdaptation
- Paul HorganNovel
- John TwistScreenplay
Production
- William H. WrightProducer
Camera
- William H. ClothierDirector of Photography
Editing
- David WagesEditor
Sound
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Francis E. StahlSound
Art
- William L. CampbellArt Direction
- William L. KuehlSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Howard ShoupCostume Design
- Gordon BauMakeup Artist
- Jean Burt ReillyHair Designer
Crew
- Ralph WebbSpecial Effects