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The Desperate Trail
“No one escapes from Marshal Bill Speakes.”
19944.61h 36m
Overview
Amiable con man Jack Cooper is on a westbound stagecoach, headed for the next batch of suckers who will mistake him for an easy mark. Fiery Sarah O'Rourke rides the same coach, handcuffed to lawman Bill Speakes and headed for the hangman. In a few hours, all should reach their destinations. But the trail they travel takes an unexpected turn: Cooper and O'Rourke are soon off the stage and running for their lives. The law ends and the chase begins in a very alive tale of wanted-dead-or-alive fugitives (Linda Fiorentino and Craig Sheffer) pursued by a marshal (Sam Elliott) who's a law unto himself.
Directed by P.J. Pesce
Written by Tom Abrams, P.J. Pesce
Produced by Brad Krevoy, Steven Stabler
0Top Cast
Sam Elliott
Marshall Bill Speakes
Craig Sheffer
Jack Cooper
Linda Fiorentino
Sarah O'Rourke
Frank Whaley
Walter Cooper
John Furlong
Zeb Hollister
Bradley Whitford
Tommy Donnelly
Gretchen Becker
Con Woman in Saloon
R
Robin Westphal
Mamie Hollister
C
Cecile Krevoy
Con Woman in Saloon
A
Andrea Camarena-Lindsay
Katrin
Themes & Keywords
hold-up robberythiefshootoutpursuitcowboy
About The Desperate Trail
The Desperate Trail is a western, action, drama, crime film released in 1994 exploring themes of hold-up robbery, thief, shootout, pursuit, cowboy. Directed by P.J. Pesce, it stars Sam Elliott, Craig Sheffer, Linda Fiorentino. Amiable con man Jack Cooper is on a westbound stagecoach, headed for the next batch of suckers who will mistake him for an easy mark. Fiery Sarah O'Rourke rides the same coach, handcuffed to lawman Bill Speakes and headed for the hangman. In a few hours, all should reach their destinations. But the trail they travel takes an unexpected turn: Cooper and O'Rourke are soon off the stage and running for their lives. The law ends and the chase begins in a very alive tale of wanted-dead-or-alive fugitives (Linda Fiorentino and Craig Sheffer) pursued by a marshal (Sam Elliott) who's a law unto himself.
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