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The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail (1942)

September. 01,1942

5.4

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

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Cast

James Craig as Patrick Terence "Pat" Candel

[1972] Doomsday Machine [1970] Bigfoot [1968] Arizona Bushwhackers [1967] The Revenge of Dr. X [1967] Hostile Guns [1960] Four Fast Guns

Pamela Blake as Julie Santley

[1951] Danger Zone [1950] The Daltons' Women [1949] Sky Liner [1948] Son of God’s Country [1947] The Sea Hound [1947] The Hat Box Mystery

Dean Jagger as 'Pipestone' Ross

[1980] Gideon's Trumpet [1980] Alligator [1979] Game of Death [1977] End of the World [1976] The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case [1974] The Hanged Man

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Reviews

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1942/09/01

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.