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Men of Action: A Distant Trumpet

on BBC One London

Starring Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette, Diane McBain, James Gregory

Newly-commissioned US Cavalry Lieutenant Mathew Hazard is posted to a desolate outpost on the Mexican border. When a full-scale attack on Apache chief War Eagle fails, Mathew volunteers to try to persuade the Indians to stop fighting and settle on a reservation. But the gallant young officer finds more than the Apache to contend with.

Contributors

Director:
Raoul Walsh
Second Lt Mathew Hazard:
Troy Donahue
Kitty Mainwaring:
Suzanne Pleshette
Laura Greenleaf:
Diane McBain
General Alexander Quait:
James Gregory
Lt Mainwaring:
William Reynolds
Seeley Jones:
Claude Akins
Capt Gray:
Judson Pratt
Major Hiram Prescott:
Bartlett Robinson
Cranshaw:
Bobby Bare
Slattery:
Richard X Slattery
Sgt Kroger:
Larry Ward
Secretary of War:
Kent Smith

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