The Desperate Trail

The Desperate Trail

No one escapes from Marshal Bill Speakes.

R 1994 · 96 min · ★ 4.8 · Western, Action, Drama, Crime

Amiable con man Jack Cooper is on a westbound stagecoach, headed for the next batch of suckers who will mistake him for an easy mark. Fiery Sarah O'Rourke rides the same coach, handcuffed to lawman Bill Speakes and headed for the hangman. In a few hours, all should reach their destinations. But the trail they travel takes an unexpected turn: Cooper and O'Rourke are soon off the stage and running for their lives. The law ends and the chase begins in a very alive tale of wanted-dead-or-alive fugitives (Linda Fiorentino and Craig Sheffer) pursued by a marshal (Sam Elliott) who's a law unto himself.

Directed by P.J. Pesce · Written by Tom Abrams

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Sam Elliott Marshall Bill Speakes
Craig Sheffer Jack Cooper
Linda Fiorentino Sarah O'Rourke
Frank Whaley Walter Cooper
John Furlong Zeb Hollister
Bradley Whitford Tommy Donnelly
Gretchen Becker Con Woman in Saloon
Robin Westphal Mamie Hollister
Cecile Krevoy Con Woman in Saloon
Andrea Camarena-Lindsay Katrin
Malissa Feruzzi Kate Jessie
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