The Glorious Trail

The Glorious Trail

The Gripping Story of the First East to West Telegraph! See 1,000 Indians Attacking a Group of Settler and- KEN MAYNARD in THE GLORIOUS TRAIL

1928 · 65 min · ★ 8.0 · Western

After a work crew stringing telegraph wires across the Great Plains is slaughtered by Indians, Pat O'Leary, the company superintendent, must take out another supply train to make the dangerous trip across open country. The Indians attack and are driven off. On the day the wires are finally strung, the settlers gather to hear the first message from the East.

Directed by Harry Joe Brown · Written by Marion Jackson

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