Slaughter Trail vs Tombstone
Tombstone has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 3.8/10 for Slaughter Trail). Slaughter Trail is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 10m. Slaughter Trail is the older of the two (1951 against 1993). Both are western movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Slaughter Trail
Tombstone| Slaughter Trail | Tombstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.8/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1951 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Western | Action, Western |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Irving Allen | George P. Cosmatos |
| Main cast | Brian Donlevy, Gig Young, Virginia Grey, Andy Devine, Robert Hutton | Paula Malcomson, Kurt Russell, Jason Priestley, Dana Delany, Sam Elliott |
Synopsis
Slaughter Trail
Three outlaws rob the stage and then flee. When their horses give out they murder some Indians to get fresh ones. But this puts the Indians on the war path and they have to take refuge in an Army fort to avoid them. The Indians then arrive offering peace if the three men are turned over to them. The fort's commanding Officer wants peace but the rules say the men must be tried in a white man's court leaving the Indians no choice but to attack.
Tombstone
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.
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