Old Overland Trail (1953) — action, adventure, music film. Directed by William Witney. Starring Rex Allen, Koko, Slim Pickens, Roy Barcroft. This page maps 5 characters and 5 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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Rex confronts a railroad swindle that exploits settlers through staged attacks, stolen payrolls, and forced dependence.
Action, Adventure, Music, Western · 7/10 · 60 min · 1953
Anchor is building a railroad and to get cheap labor he gets Black Hawk's Indians to attack and burn the incoming wagon train. This forces the settlers to work for Anchor and he pays them in devalued scrip. When Rex figures out Anchor's swindle, Anchor gets Black Hawk to capture him. When Anchor turns on Black Hawk and shoots him, Black Hawk gets a chance to repay a debt to Rex.
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