Slaughter Trail
| Slaughter Trail | |
|---|---|
RKO Radio Pictures | |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Slaughter Trail is a 1951
Corriganville and released by RKO Pictures
.
Plot
A trio of masked bandits rob a
US Cavalry
fort who is friendly with the Navajo chief is caught in the middle.
Cast
- Brian Donlevy as Capt. Dempster
- Gig Young as Ike Vaughn
- Virginia Grey as Lorabelle Larkin
- Andy Devine as Sgt. Macintosh
- Robert Hutton as Lt. Morgan
- Terry Gilkyson as Singalong
Production
The film was made in 1950 and was originally to have been released through
RKO.[2]
Originally the film was shot with
Howard Da Silva in the lead. After he was accused of Communist leanings, RKO ordered DaSilva's scenes reshot with Brian Donlevy.[3]
Allen reshot the film in three days and sold it to RKO for $200,000.[4]
Like set pieces such as a stagecoach holdup, Indian attacks, and the army standing between hostile Indians and townspeople being commented on by songs that often break the fourth wall. The writer of the film Sid Kuller was a well known comedy writer and also wrote some of the film's songs. One of the film's songs I Wish I Was became a hit song of the year.
Notes
- ^ "Slaughter Trail: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ p.936 Gevinson, Alan & American Film Instituted Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Films 1911-1960 1997 University of California
- ^ p.107 Magers, Boyd & Fitzgerald, Michael G Western Women: Interviews with 50 Leading Ladies of Film and Television 2004 McFarland
- ^ Allen at Helm of Production Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 6 July 1967: e14.
- ^ p.49McFarlane, Brian & Mayer, Geoff New Australian Cinema: Sources and Parallels in American and British Film 1992 Cambridge University Press
External links
- Slaughter Trail at IMDb
