Feature1942·61m·7.0

The Devil's Trail

TWO STARS IN A TUNEFUL THRILLER!

Western

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."

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Cast

Bill Elliott

'Wild' Bill Hickok

Tex Ritter

Marshal Tex Martin

Eileen O'Hearn

Myra Willoughby

Frank Mitchell

Cannonball

Noah Beery

Bull McQuade

Ruth Ford

Ella

Joel Friedkin

Doc Willoughby

Joe McGuinn

Henchman Jim Randall

Edmund Cobb

Henchman Sid Howland

Tristram Coffin

Henchman Ed Scott

Paul Newlan

Blacksmith Ed Dawson

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
Revenue
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Columbia Pictures

Crew

Director

Lambert Hillyer

Writers

Robert Lee Johnson, Philip Ketchum

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/18/2022

5.0

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.