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Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer (1956)

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer poster
Directed by
Ismael Rodríguez
Genre
Western film, biographical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 16m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This 1950s western follows the legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone as he leads settlers through the wilderness and faces conflicts with Native Americans. It is an adventure story from the era of American expansion.

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What happens

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer is a 1956 American historical western adventure film co-produced and directed by Albert C. Gannaway and Ismael Rodríguez and starring Bruce Bennett, Lon Chaney Jr. and Faron Young. The film was shot in Trucolor in Mexico. It was released by Republic Pictures at the height of the Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier craze. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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