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46% Critic Match
The Telegraph Trail
“The story of how the telegraph was laid from East to West, with plenty of hardships and Indian attacks.”
4.6 / 10• 1933• 54m•NR• English
ActionWestern
Storyline
A greedy businessman-turned-renegade foments an Indian uprising against the coming telegraph to perpetuate his economic stranglehold on the territory.
Cast & Crew
John Wayne
John Trent
LeadD
Duke
Duke - John's Horse
Frank McHugh
Corporal Tippy
Marceline Day
Alice Keller
Otis Harlan
Uncle Zeke Keller
Albert J. Smith
Gus Lynch
Yakima Canutt
High Wolf
Lafe McKee
Lafe
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tenny Wright's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Telegraph Trail is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
