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The Trail Beyond

"WHERE LIFE WAS RAW AND MIGHT WAS LAW!"

Rod Drew hunts for a missing girl and finds himself in a fight over a goldmine as well.

Top Cast

  • John Wayne

    John Wayne

    Rod Drew

  • Verna Hillie

    Verna Hillie

    Felice Newsome

  • Noah Beery

    Noah Beery

    George Newsome

  • Noah Beery Jr.

    Noah Beery Jr.

    Wabi

  • Robert Frazer

    Robert Frazer

    Jules LaRocque

  • Iris Lancaster

    Iris Lancaster

    Marie LaFleur

  • James A. Marcus

    James A. Marcus

    Brother of John Ball

  • Eddie Parker

    Eddie Parker

    Ryan

  • Earl Dwire

    Earl Dwire

    Henchman Benoit

Overview

Rod Drew hunts for a missing girl and finds himself in a fight over a goldmine as well.

Rating

4.8 / 10
28 Reviews
1 Popular

2 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    5 Jun 13, 2022

    Normally I regale angrily at the very idea of colourisation - but in this case, it might just have helped as much of this rather unremarkable Western takes place amongst some beautiful scenery - with John Wayne often seen alongside Yakima Canutt and good old Eddie Parker ("the Mountie") paddling to, from and frequently in, the rivers as they try to get to the bottom of a missing girl and a gold-mine swizzle. Will he get the girl and save the day? Well, what do you think... it's actually quite a fun little feature - with Wayne clearly demonstrating why he was signed in the first place and Noah Beery adding some humour as his card-sharp pal. Verna Hillie provides the glamourous love interest and the set-piece drama quite cheerily kills 55 minutes.

  • tmdb76622195
    tmdb76622195
    8 Jun 9, 2023

    One of Wayne's best B Films. After a whole lot of creaky, bad B westerns, Wayne triumphs here. The locations are great, the stuntwork is great, and his teaming with Beery is great. Some of the editing of previous stuntwork into the climax is ridiculous, but this film works pretty well in a fun, old movie way.

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