The Telegraph Trail

"The story of how the telegraph was laid from East to West, with plenty of hardships and Indian attacks."

Mar 18 1933 Passed 0h 54m
Action, Adventure, Romance

A greedy businessman-turned-renegade foments an Indian uprising against the coming telegraph to perpetuate his economic stranglehold on the territory.

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Plot

Greedy opportunist Gus Lynch, in order to continue to gouge townsfolk for necessary supplies, convinces High Wolf and his Indian tribe that they need to prevent the completion of the new telegraph lines or their tribe will be wiped out by a new influx of white men. Receiving an incomplete message warning of a white man's involvement in the recent Indian uprisings, cavalry scout John Trent is sent in to rectify the situation.

Written by

Kurt Kempler

Directed by

Tenny Wright

Cast

John Wayne, Duke, Frank McHugh

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

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