
A Distant Trumpet
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Horgan's epic novel of Indians and Indian-fighters
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures
A classical Western drama set at a remote frontier fort, balancing military duty, romantic tension, and frontier conflict in 1880s Arizona.
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.
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Is A Distant Trumpet easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Is A Distant Trumpet scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is A Distant Trumpet sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Does A Distant Trumpet end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is A Distant Trumpet violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Conventional, and it does not land.
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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































