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Natchez Trace (film)

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'Natchez Trace' (also known as 'Bandits of the Natchez Trace') is a 1960 American film starring Zachary Scott, Marcia Henderson, and William Campbell, produced by Lloyd Royal and Tom Garraway, and directed by Alan Crosland, Jr. The film has been lost.

Plot



The film takes place in the 1820s focusing on the exploits of John Murrell, a slave trader and bandit who worked the central part of the Natchez Trace in the 1820s and 1830s. The plot centers around the revenge against Murrell by a bank clerk following the abduction of his fianc and murder of her father.

Production



The film premiered in Waynesboro, Tennessee, near where filming took place in Perry County, Tennessee and Wayne County, Tennessee. It is possible that some filming took place in or near Meridian, Mississippi, where the production company was headquartered. Actor Gene Nelson had originally been cast as the film's second lead, however Nelson was hospitalized following an injury sustained during rehearsals, causing the role to be taken over by William Campbell.

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