Tomahawk Trail is a 1957 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Chuck Connors.

Plot summary

Sgt. Wade McCoy ( Chuck Connors) deals with the

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and rookie Lieutenant Jonathan Davenport (

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Cast

* Chuck Connors as Sgt. Wade McCoy * John Smith as Pvt. Reynolds * Susan Cummings as Ellen Carter * Lisa Montell as Tula *

as 1st. Lt. Jonathan Davenport * Dean Stanton as Pvt. Miller * Robert Knapp as Pvt. Barrow * Frederick Ford as Pvt. Macy * Boyd 'Red' Morgan as Trooper (uncredited) *

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as Johnny Dogwood

Production

Parts of the film were shot at the Kanab movie fort and Johnson Canyon in

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Home video

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's Limited Edition Collection released ''Tomahawk Trail'' on DVD in the United States on May 15, 2012.

References

* The Western by Allen Eyles * Screen World Vol. 9 1958 by Daniel Blum

External links

* * * 1957 Western (genre) films 1950s English-language films 1957 films Western (genre) cavalry films American Western (genre) films United Artists films Films shot in Utah Films directed by Lesley Selander 1950s American films {{1950s-Western-film-stub