The Lonely Trail

The Lonely Trail
The Lonely Trail
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Joseph Kane
Written by	Bernard McConville; Jack Natteford;
Produced by	Nat Levine
Starring	John Wayne; Ann Rutherford;
Cinematography	William Nobles
Edited by	Robert Jahns
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	May 25, 1936;
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lonely Trail is a 1936 American Western film starring John Wayne and Ann Rutherford.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Though he fought for the North in the Civil War, John is asked by the Governor of Texas to get rid of some troublesome carpetbaggers. He enlists the help of Holden before learning that Holden too is plundering the local folk.

Cast

John Wayne as Captain John Ashley
Ann Rutherford as Virginia Terry
Cy Kendall as Adjutant General Benedict Holden
Bob Kortman as Captain Hays
Fred "Snowflake" Toones as Snowflake
Sam Flint as Governor of Texas
Dennis Moore as Dick Terry
Jim Toney as Trooper Jed Calicutt
Etta McDaniel as Mammy
Yakima Canutt as Trooper Bull Horrell
Lloyd Ingraham as Tucker (bookkeeper)
James A. Marcus as Mayor
Bob Burns as Rancher Jeff Pruitt
Rodney Hildebrand as Cavalry captain
Eugene Jackson as Harmonica player/dancer

Critical reception

Writing for Jacobin in 2015, Eileen Jones criticized the film for promoting the Lost Cause of the Confederacy.^[3]

References

^ McGhee, Richard D. (September 30, 2016). John Wayne: Actor, Artist, Hero. McFarland. ISBN 9781476628240. Retrieved April 13, 2019 – via Google Books.
^ The Lonely Trail (1936), retrieved March 24, 2023
^ Jones, Eileen (Spring 2012). "The Cinematic Lost Cause". Jacobin. Retrieved March 15, 2021.