The Utah Trail is a 1938 American Western film directed by Albert Herman. It was Tex Ritter's final film for Grand National Films. Despite the song and title, the film takes place on the Arizona/Mexico border and not Utah. The film is based on a short story that appeared in Ranch Romances magazine.

The Utah Trail
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Directed byAlbert Herman
Written byEdmond Kelso (story and screenplay)
Lindsley Parsons (story)
Produced byEdward Finney (producer)
StarringSee below
CinematographyFrancis Corby
Edited byFrederick Bain
Distributed byGrand National Films
Release date
  • 1938 (1938)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Tex is asked by the owner of a railroad to investigate a ghost train. Upon his arrival with his friends Ananias and Pee Wee, they find the railroad is run by the owner's daughter Sally after the owner's murder. Sally wants no part of Tex, posing as "The Pecos Kid", but Tex and his friends track down the train being used by rustlers.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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  • Tex Ritter – "Utah Trail" (Written by Bob Palmer)
  • Tex Ritter – "Give Me Back My Saddle" (Written by Frank Harford)
  • Tex Ritter – "A Mighty Good Horse" (Written by Frank Harford)
  • Tex Ritter, Horace Murphy and "Snub" Pollard – "A'Roamin' I'll Be" (Written by Frank Harford)
  • Rudy Sooter – "Won't You Be My Buckaroo?" (Written by Rudy Sooter)
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