Utah Wagon Train
Seen it?1951 | 67 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 7 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1951: an older pace and style.
Rancher Rex Allen receives a summons from his uncle. an old time frontiersman, that he is in trouble. The uncle has been hired to lead a modern-day band of adventurers on a wagon train retracing the route taken by their ancestors 100 years ago. Before Rex can talk to his uncle, the uncle is murdered, and Rex sets out to find the killer and the motive by taking his uncle's place as the leader of the wagon train.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 644 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Philip Ford
- Rex AllenRex Allen
- KokoKoko, Rex Allen's Horse (as Koko the Miracle Horse of the Movies)
- Buddy Ebsen'Snooper' Trent
- Penny EdwardsNancy Bonner
- Roy BarcroftHank Driscoll
- Sarah PaddenSarah Wendover
- Grant WithersRed Bancroft
- Arthur SpaceRobert Hatfield
- Edwin RandJess Sutton
- Robert KarnesHenchman Jack Scully