Film Snail

3.8

Slaughter Trail

NR·1951·78m

Western

Summary

Three outlaws rob the stage and then flee. When their horses give out they murder some Indians to get fresh ones. But this puts the Indians on the war path and they have to take refuge in an Army fort to avoid them. The Indians then arrive offering peace if the three men are turned over to them. The fort's commanding Officer wants peace but the rules say the men must be tried in a white man's court leaving the Indians no choice but to attack.

Cast

Brian Donlevy

Capt. Dempster

Gig Young

Ike Vaughn aka Murray

Virginia Grey

Lorabelle Larkin

Andy Devine

Sgt. Macintosh

Robert Hutton

Lt. Morgan

Terry Gilkyson

Singalong

Jimmy Ames

Poker Player (uncredited)

Sherry Anne Atkins

Child (uncredited)

Emile Avery

Trooper (uncredited)

Al Bain

Settler (uncredited)

Lew Bedell

Trooper 'Hardsaddle' Harry (uncredited)

Sid Brokaw

Musician (uncredited)

Dorinda Clifton

Woman at Dance (uncredited)

Earl Colbert

Musician (uncredited)

Eugene Englund

Musician (uncredited)

Robin Fletcher

Nancy Dempster (uncredited)

Joanne Franklin

Child (uncredited)

Gene François

Child (uncredited)

Rudolf Friml Jr.

Musician (uncredited)

Don Frost

Corporal (uncredited)

Jody Gilbert

Woman at Dance (uncredited)

Lois Hall

Susan Wilson - School Teacher (uncredited)

Chick Hannan

Trooper (uncredited)

Chuck Hayward

Wounded Indian (uncredited)

Myron Healey

Heath (uncredited)

Fenton Jones

Square-Dance Caller (uncredited)

Ken Koutnik

Levering (uncredited)

Richie Kuller

Child (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn

Old-Timer (uncredited)

Frank McGrath

Jamora (uncredited)

Troy Melton

Soldier (uncredited)

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Trooper (uncredited)

Eric Neilson

Child (uncredited)

Kenneth Otto

Singer (uncredited)

Eddie Parks

Rufus Black (uncredited)

Ralph Peters

Matt Magroot - Stage Driver (uncredited)

Ric Roman

Chief Paako (uncredited)

Phil Schumacher

Trooper (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

Party Guest (uncredited)

Miles Shepard

Orderly (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mabel Smaney

Settler (uncredited)

Charles Soldani

Indian (uncredited)

George Sowards

McBride / Trooper (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

Trooper (uncredited)

Ralph Volkie

Sentry (uncredited)

Toni Whaethel

Singer (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Irving Allen

Writer

Sid Kuller

Reviews

John Chard

August 19, 2017

Just - Slaughter.

Three bandits rob a stage coach and then shoot some Navajos and steal their horses. They seek refuge at the US Fort Marcy, and get it from the conflicted commander. The Navajos hone in...

Almost unwatchable on many levels, the screenplay is stupid, the direction wooden, lead actor phones it in and to add insult to injury the Cinecolor print is poor. That's not all, though, story is told mostly in song, irritatingly so, to the point where it feels like pic was made decades earlier than it was. Hell! Just to cap things off a main character flip-flop come the finale is really extracting the urine.

Boooo! 1/10