A Distant Trumpet

Raoul Walsh
1964-05-20

From Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Horgan's epic novel of Indians and Indian-fighters
5.2
117 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Troy Donahue 2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard Unowned
Suzanne Pleshette Mrs. Kitty Mainwarring Unowned
Diane McBain Laura Frelief Unowned
James Gregory Maj. Gen. Alexander Upton Quaint Unowned
William Reynolds 1st Lt. Teddy Mainwarring Unowned
Claude Akins Seely Jones Unowned
Kent Smith Secretary of War Unowned
Bartlett Robinson Major Hiram Prescott Unowned
Mary Patton Jessica Prescott Unowned
Larry Ward Sgt. Kroger Unowned
Richard X. Slattery Sgt. Fry Unowned
Bobby Bare Pvt. Cranshaw Unowned
Lane Bradford Major Miller Unowned
Russell Johnson Captain Brinker Unowned