The Omaha Trail

September. 01,1942 NR

Rating：

5.4

Genre：

Western

Keywords：

Railroad Indian Attack Locomotive

Trailer Synopsis Cast

The coming of the railroad to the West triggers an Indian war.

James Craig as Patrick Terence "Pat" Candel

Pamela Blake as Julie Santley

Dean Jagger as 'Pipestone' Ross

Edward Ellis as Mr. Vane

Chill Wills as Henry Hawkins

Donald Meek as Engineer Jonah McCleod

Howard Da Silva as Ben Santley

Harry Morgan as Henchman Nat

Morris Ankrum as Henchman Job

Joe Yule as Ericson

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Reviews

Cathardincu

1942/09/01

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

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Micitype

1942/09/02

Pretty Good

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ActuallyGlimmer

1942/09/03

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

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Staci Frederick

1942/09/04

Blistering performances.

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bux

1942/09/05

This is routine stuff for the most part. A knowledgeable, amiable, faithful scout (Craig) leads a wagon train with a steam locomotive thru rugged hostile Indian territory. Of course we also have the wagonmaster (Jagger) who wants to prevent the building of the railway, hence he goes all out to sabotage the trip. There seems to be a lot of stock footage here, and a lot of shooting with backscreens on soundstages which only hampers the story. Craig and Jagger also appeared in the superior VALLEY OF THE SUN this same year. The cast is rounded out by Harry (M*A*S*H) Morgan, Chill Wills, Morris Ankrum, and a bevy of notables from Hollywood's Poverty Row. Worth a watch, but you won't miss anything if you cook up a pizza with one eye and view the flick with the other.

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