The Telegraph Trail (1933)

  • NR
  • 03/18/1933 (US)
  • Action, Western
  • 54m

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

Overview

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

Tenny Wright

Director

Kurt Kempler

Screenplay

Cast

John Wayne's headshot

John Wayne

John Trent
Duke's headshot

Duke

Duke - John's Horse
Frank McHugh's headshot

Frank McHugh

Corporal Tippy
Marceline Day's headshot

Marceline Day

Alice Keller
Otis Harlan's headshot

Otis Harlan

Uncle Zeke Keller
Albert J. Smith's headshot

Albert J. Smith

Gus Lynch
Yakima Canutt's headshot

Yakima Canutt

High Wolf
Lafe McKee's headshot

Lafe McKee

Lafe

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