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Jubilee Trail
Jubilee Trail
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Kane
Screenplay by	Bruce Manning
Produced by	Joseph Kane
Starring	Vera Ralston; Joan Leslie; Forrest Tucker; John Russell; Ray Middleton; Pat O'Brien
Cinematography	Jack A. Marta
Edited by	Richard L. Van Enger
Music by	Victor Young
Color process	Trucolor
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	January 15, 1954;
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.3 million

Jubilee Trail is a 1954 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane, starring Vera Ralston, Joan Leslie, Forrest Tucker, John Russell, Ray Middleton, and Pat O'Brien.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

In 1845, trader Oliver Hale and his new wife are returning from New York to California. In a New Orleans music hall they meet and befriend an entertainer who uses the stage name of Florinda Grove. The dance hall singer is actually on the run from the New York police since she's wanted for a murder she claims to be innocent of. The Hales believe her story and help her escape the city under the guise of a widow bound for St. Louis on a riverboat. The newlyweds themselves reach New Mexico where they plan to join a wagon train bound for California. In Santa Fe, the Hales bump into entertainer Florinda again. While Oliver Hale is away on a short business trip, a messenger from his brother Charles Hale arrives in town, bringing a special letter from Charles. In the letter, Charles explains that Carmelita Velasco, the daughter of a wealthy landowner, claims to be pregnant with Oliver's child and that she and her family expect Oliver to do the right honorable thing and marry her. But, alas, the letter reaches Oliver too late since he's now already married to New Yorker Garnet. By refusing to marry Carmelita, Oliver risks offending the whole Velasco family. To make matters worse, the dowry of Carmelita Velasco consists of a large Spanish land tract that Charles Hale covets. Days later, Oliver Hale, his wife Garnet and their new friend Florinda join a wagon train destined for Los Angeles. How will Oliver get out of this tight spot and conciliate his family with the Velasco family while preserving their honor? ^[5]

Cast

Vera Ralston as Florinda Grove, aka Julie Latour
Joan Leslie as Garnet Hale
Forrest Tucker as John Ives
John Russell as Oliver Hale
Ray Middleton as Charles Hale
Pat O'Brien as Ernest "Texas" Conway
Buddy Baer as Nicolai Gregorovitch Karakozeff "Handsome Brute"
Jim Davis as Silky
Barton MacLane as Deacon Bartlett
Richard Webb as Capt. Brown
James Millican as Rinardi
Nina Varela as Doña Manuela
Martin Garralaga as Don Rafael Velasco
Charles Stevens as Pablo
Jack Elam as Whitey

References

^ "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada
^ "Jubilee Trail (1954) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
^ H. H. T. (May 1, 1954). "Movie Review - Jubilee Trail - At the Mayfair". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
^ "Jubilee Trail". Afi.com. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
^ IMDB