A Distant Trumpet
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Horgan's epic novel of Indians and Indian-fighters
1964-05-20 | 117 minutes
Plot Summary
In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from an Indian attack.
Cast
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Troy Donahue2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard
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Suzanne PleshetteMrs. Kitty Mainwarring
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Diane McBainLaura Frelief
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James GregoryMaj. Gen. Alexander Upton Quaint
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William Reynolds1st Lt. Teddy Mainwarring
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Claude AkinsSeely Jones
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Kent SmithSecretary of War
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Bartlett RobinsonMajor Hiram Prescott
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Mary PattonJessica Prescott
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Larry WardSgt. Kroger
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Richard X. SlatterySgt. Fry
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Bobby BarePvt. Cranshaw
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Lane BradfordMajor Miller
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Russell JohnsonCaptain Brinker
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