A Distant Trumpet
Movie
1964
1 HOUR 57 MINS
Western
A young cavalry officer is assigned to a remote desert outpost where he grapples with Apache hostilities, military bureaucracy, and rival women at an 1880s Arizona fort.
Cast & Crew
Troy Donahue 2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard
Suzanne Pleshette Mrs. Kitty Mainwarring
Diane McBain Laura Frelief
James Gregory Maj. Gen. Alexander Upton Quaint
William Reynolds 1st Lt. Teddy Mainwarring
Claude Akins Seely Jones
Kent Smith Secretary of War
Judson Pratt Capt. Cedric Gray MD
Bartlett Robinson Maj. Hiram Prescott
Bobby Bare Pvt Cranshaw
Larry Ward Sgt. Kroger
Richard X. Slattery Sgt. Fry
Mary Patton Mrs. Jessica Prescott
Russell Johnson Capt. Brinker
Lane Bradford Maj. Miller
Guy Eltsosis Trooper
Raoul Walsh Director
John Twist Screenwriter
Richard Fielder Screenwriter
Albert Beich Screenwriter
William H. Wright Producer
William H. Clothier Cinematography
David Wages Film Editing
Max Steiner Original Music
William L. Campbell Art Director
William L. Kuehl Set Decoration
Howard Shoup Costume Design
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Saturday, April 19
A West Pointer (Troy Donahue) faces warring Indians and rival women at an 1880s Arizona fort.
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