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The Devil's Trail

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5.0/10 • 1

1942-05-141h 1m

Western

TWO STARS IN A TUNEFUL THRILLER!

Our heroes head to a wide-open town in search of a gang of desperadoes, headed by swarthy Noah Beery Jr. Along the way, Elliot and Ritter find time to pitch woo to leading lady Eileen O'Hearn. The Devil's Trail was based on a story with the more intriguing title "The Town in Hell's Backyard."

Directors
Lambert Hillyer

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Bill Elliott

    Bill Elliott

    'Wild' Bill Hickok

  2. Tex Ritter

    Tex Ritter

    Marshal Tex Martin

  3. Eileen O'Hearn

    Eileen O'Hearn

    Myra Willoughby

  4. Frank Mitchell

    Frank Mitchell

    Cannonball

  5. Noah Beery

    Noah Beery

    Bull McQuade

  6. Ruth Ford

    Ruth Ford

    Ella

  7. Joel Friedkin

    Joel Friedkin

    Doc Willoughby

  8. Joe McGuinn

    Joe McGuinn

    Henchman Jim Randall

  9. Edmund Cobb

    Edmund Cobb

    Henchman Sid Howland

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CinemaSerf

Jun 18, 2022

5/10

This is one of those stories set around the formation of the United States - where vested interests, in this case "McQuade" (Noah Beery), try to thwart the wishes of the ordinary folks to join the union. He is a bit of a bully, in a town where the law is whatever he decides it is. The arrival of marshal "Tex" (Tex Ritter) who is chasing "Bill Kickok" (Bill Elliott) throws a spanner in his works, though, as the two decide to join forces and bring "McQuade" to justice. This is quite a quickly paced western, but the production standards are very basic, with the acting not a great deal better. An effort has been made to create a sense movement with the production, there is some action now and again but for the most part it's all really quite drab and predictable.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
kansas, usa