The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it Yaqui fighters surround a wagon train, so Jim Harvey, the man guiding the pioneers, steps out to negotiate. They ignore his pleas and overrun the wagons, leaving him for dead. He manages to escape to the nearest town, but there, the law accuses him of deserting the settlers. The townspeople try to lynch him, so he flees to a ranch owned by kindly Nick, who lends Jim a trusty horse named Tumbleweed that may just be fast enough to save the day.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Nathan JuranDirector
- John Meredyth LucasScreenplay
Cast
- Audie MurphyJim Harvey
- Lori NelsonLaura Saunders
- Chill WillsSheriff Murchoree
- Roy RobertsNick Buckley
- Russell JohnsonLam Blandon
- K.T. StevensLouella Buckley
- Madge MeredithSarah Blandon
- Lee Van CleefMarv
- I. Stanford JolleyTed
- Ralph MoodyAguila
- Ross ElliottSeth Blandon
- Eugene IglesiasTigre
Stills
Themes
guardtrainwagon train