THE DESPERATE TRAIL
DIRECTED BY P. J. PESCE
TURNER HOME ENTERTAINMENT
MOTION PICTURE CORPORATION OF AMERICA (MPCA)
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
After years of suffering under her beating husband, Sarah decides to no longer take any humiliation or battery - and kills him. For that, Marshal Speakes - her father in law - sentences her to the Gallows. During a failed hold-up on the coach she escapes - but Jack Cooper manages to snatch away the transported $2500 from her, which she would have needed to start a new life. So she follows him to get it back. Soon they have to team up against the Marshal, who wants her dead so badly, he doesn't mind breaking the law himself...
Written by Tom Zoerner
Cast
Sam Elliott ... Marshall Bill Speakes
Craig Sheffer ... Jack Cooper
Linda Fiorentino ... Sarah O'Rourke
Frank Whaley ... Walter Cooper
John Furlong ... Zeb Hollister
Robin Westphal ... Mamie Hollister
Boots Southerland ... Scar Face Leader
Joey Hamlin ... Laughing Boy Killer
Daniel O'Haco ... Happy (as Danny O'Haco)
Bradley Whitford ... Tommy Donnelly
Jill Scott Momaday ... Janie
R.L. Tolbert ... Lean Poker Player
P.J. Pesce ... Scared Mustachioed Cowboy
Rockne Tarkington ... Packo
Michael Huddleston ... Clyde
Peter Gregory ... Dry Goods Clerk
George Cook ... Swedish Farmer
Elliot 'Bub' Tolbert ... Michael
Andrea Camarena-Lindsay ... Katrin (as Andrea Camarena Lindsay)
Jerry Gardner ... Sheriff Whitaker
Sam Gauny ... Wells Fargo Clerk
Wally Welch ... Sanchez
Tom Berto ... Stage Driver
Ramon Frank ... Shotgun
Jeff O'Haco ... Frenchy
Tom Abrams ... Red
Jon Maldonado ... Marvin
Malissa Feruzzi ... Kate Jessie
Cecile Krevoy ... Con Woman in Saloon
Gretchen Becker ... Con Woman in Saloon
and more...
Directed
P.J. Pesce
Writing Credits
P.J. Pesce
Tom Abrams
Produced
Elaine Dysinger ... line producer
Brad Krevoy ... producer
Chad Oman ... co-producer
Steven Stabler ... producer (as Steve Stabler)
Music
Stephen Endelman
Cinematography
Michael Bonvillain ... director of photography
Trivia
Unknown
Goofs
Continuity
The posse contains 6 men when they ride into town prior to the shootout.
The shootout kills one of them, and a second member is killed by the Marshal.
In the following scene where they are on the trail of the fugitives, the posse again numbers 6 men.
Filming Locations
Bonanza Creek Ranch - 15 Bonanza Creek Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
Coconino National Forest, Arizona, USA
Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, USA
Prescott Valley, Arizona, USA
Woodchute Mountain, Arizona, USA
Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona, USA
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