The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail

7.0IMDb Score
Released:1942-09-01
Genre:Western
Duration:62 min
Director:Edward Buzzell, Edward L. Cahn
Actors:James Craig, Pamela Blake, Dean Jagger, Edward Ellis, Chill Wills
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

The coming of the railroad to the West triggers an Indian war.

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