A Distant Trumpet (1964)
In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from an Indian attack.
Director:
Raoul Walsh
Writer:
John Twist
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Troy Donahue as 2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard |
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Suzanne Pleshette as Mrs. Kitty Mainwarring |
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Diane McBain as Laura Frelief |
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James Gregory as Maj. Gen. Alexander Upton Quaint |
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William Reynolds as 1st Lt. Teddy Mainwarring |
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Claude Akins as Seely Jones |
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Kent Smith as Secretary of War |
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Bartlett Robinson as Major Hiram Prescott |
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Mary Patton as Jessica Prescott |
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Larry Ward as Sgt. Kroger |
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Richard X. Slattery as Sgt. Fry |
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Bobby Bare as Pvt. Cranshaw |
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Lane Bradford as Major Miller |
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Russell Johnson as Captain Brinker |
| Directing | Raoul Walsh | Director |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Richard Fielder | Adaptation |
| Writing | Paul Horgan | Novel |
| Writing | John Twist | Screenplay |
| Production | William H. Wright | Producer |
| Camera | William H. Clothier | Director of Photography |
| Editing | David Wages | Editor |
| Art | William L. Campbell | Art Direction |
| Art | William L. Kuehl | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |