A Distant Trumpet

A Distant Trumpet
French theatrical release poster
Directed byRaoul Walsh
Written byRichard Fielder
Albert Beicht (adaptation)
Screenplay byJohn Twist
Based onA Distant Trumpet
1960 novel
by Paul Horgan
Produced byWilliam H. Wright
StarringTroy Donahue
Suzanne Pleshette
William Reynolds
CinematographyWilliam H. Clothier
Edited byDavid Wages
Music byMax Steiner
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • May 27, 1964 (1964-05-27)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box officeest. $1,200,000 (US/ Canada)[1]
1,037,484 admissions (France)[2]

A Distant Trumpet is a 1964 American Western film, the last directed by Raoul Walsh.[3] It stars Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette and Diane McBain.

The screenplay by John Twist, Albert Beich and Richard Fielder is based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Paul Horgan.

  1. ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1964", Variety, 6 January 1965 p. 39. [Note: this figure is rentals accruing to distributors not total gross.]
  2. ^ Box office results of Raoul Walsh films in France at Box Office Story
  3. ^ Blume, Mary (July 14, 1972). "Swashbuckling Ex-director: Walsh Turns Novelist at 85". Los Angeles Times. p. f13.