Natchez Trace
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Alan Crosland Jr.
Zachary Scott
William Campbell
Marcia Henderson
Ken Duncan
Ann Kelly
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In the 1830s, in the wilderness area between Natchez, Mississippi and Nashville, Tennessee known as The Natchez Trace, ruthless highwayman and slave trader John A. Morrow robs and kills travelers. When Morrow kills a plantation owner, the man's daughter Sue and her fiancé Russ, conspire to stop him. By volunteering to become one of Morrow's band, Russ learns that Morrow plans to build an empire of thieves and become their dictator. Eventually Russ thwarts Morrow's plans and causes his downfall.
Director
Alan Crosland Jr.
Cast
Zachary Scott
William Campbell
Marcia Henderson
Ken Duncan
Ann Kelly
Robert Booth
Frank Cunningham
Jim Reppert
Annette Alexander
Irene James
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
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According to an January 8, 1957 news item, the working title of the film was Bandits of the Natchez Trace. Although the item also stated that Lloyd Royal and Tom Garraway, who headed Meridian, MS-based Panorama Pictures, would produce the film in Mississippi, the Motion Picture Herald Prod Digest review stated that it was "filmed amid a picturesque Tennessee atmosphere." In 1954, Royal and Garraway released their first production, Jesse James' Women, which was filmed in Mississippi. It is possible that Natchez Trace was filmed in both states. No information has been located to indicate why the film's release was delayed for more than two years following production.
According to August 1957 Hollywood Reporter news items, actor Gene Nelson, who was cast as the film's second lead and had been hospitalized after injuring his pelvis during rehearsals for the picture, would be recovering for two months. Nelson's role was, apparently, taken over by William Campbell. Modern sources add Al Scott, Mario Galento, Frank White, Tommy Moore, Roy Haggard, Sr., Curtis Dossett, Doug Underwood, Cecil Scaiffe, Gloria Adams and Willie Adams to the cast.
