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A Distant Trumpet is a 1964 American Western film, the last directed by Raoul Walsh. It stars Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette and Diane McBain. The screenplay by John Twist, Albert Beich and Richard Fielder is based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Paul Horgan.
- William H. Wright
- Max Steiner
- May 27, 1964; 59 years ago
A Distant Trumpet is a drama western film based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Paul Horgan. It stars Troy Donahue as a West Point graduate who faces discipline, romance and Indian conflicts at Fort Delivery, Arizona.
- Bkoganbing
- 3 min
- Raoul Walsh
- 17
A young lieutenant falls in love with his commanding officer's wife in this adaptation of Paul Horgan's novel. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and learn more about the film details and reviews.
- Raoul Walsh, William Kissel, Russell Saunders
- Troy Donahue
A review by John Chard. 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.
A West Pointer (Troy Donahue) faces warring Indians and rival women (Suzanne Pleshette, Diane McBain) at an 1880s Arizona fort. See ratings, reviews, cast, and streaming options for this movie on Rotten Tomatoes.
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