THE LONELY TRAIL
DIRECTED BY JOSEPH KANE
PRODUCED BY NAT LEVINE
REPUBLIC PICTURES
Photo courtesy of lasbugas
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
Though he fought for the North in the Civil War, John is asked by the Governor of Texas
to get rid of some troublesome carpetbaggers.
He enlists the help of Holden before learning that Holden too is plundering the local folk.
Summary written by Ed Stephan
Full Cast
John Wayne .... Capt. John Ashley
Ann Rutherford .... Virginia Terry
Cy Kendall .... Adjutant General Benedict Holden
Bob Kortman .... Capt. Hays
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones .... Snowflake (as Snowflake)
Sam Flint .... Governor of Texas
Dennis Moore .... Dick Terry (as Denny Meadows)
Jim Toney .... Trooper Jed Calicutt (as Jim Tony)
Etta McDaniel .... Mammy (as Etta McDaniels)
Yakima Canutt .... Trooper Bull Horrell
Lloyd Ingraham .... Tucker (bookkeeper)
James A. Marcus .... Mayor (as James Marcus)
Bob Burns .... Rancher Jeff Pruitt
Rodney Hildebrand .... Cavalry captain
Eugene Jackson .... Harmonica player/dancer
Floyd Shackelford .... Armstrong, black carpetbagger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bob Card .... Rancher (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter .... Wagon loader (uncredited)
Oscar Gahan .... Townsman (uncredited)
Henry Hall .... Officer (uncredited)
Jack Ingram .... First sharpshooting trooper (uncredited)
Clyde Kenney .... Trooper (uncredited)
Charles King .... Sentry (uncredited)
Jack Kirk .... Trooper shot by Jed (uncredited)
Tracy Layne .... Trooper shooting at Hays and Holden (uncredited)
Leon Lord .... Blaine (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie .... Rancher (uncredited)
Lafe McKee .... Prisoner shot in the back (uncredited)
Nina Mae McKinney .... Dancer (uncredited)
Tex Phelps .... Trooper (uncredited)
Bud Pope .... Trooper (uncredited)
Francis Walker .... Rancher (uncredited)
Clifton Young .... Son of murdered rancher (uncredited)
Writing Credits
Bernard McConville also story
Jack Natteford
Cinematography
William Nobles