Our heroes head to a wide-open town in search of a gang of desperadoes, headed by swarthy Noah Beery Jr. Along the way, Elliot and Ritter find time to pitch woo to leading lady Eileen O'Hearn. The Devil's Trail was based on a story with the more intriguing title "The Town in Hell's Backyard."

Bill Elliott
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok

Tex Ritter
as Marshal Tex Martin

Eileen O'Hearn
as Myra Willoughby

Frank Mitchell
as Cannonball

Noah Beery
as Bull McQuade

Ruth Ford
as Ella

Joel Friedkin
as Doc Willoughby

Joe McGuinn
as Henchman Jim Randall

Edmund Cobb
as Henchman Sid Howland

Tristram Coffin
as Henchman Ed Scott
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This is one of those stories set around the formation of the United States - where vested interests, in this case "McQuade" (Noah Beery), try to thwart the wishes of the ordinary folks to join the union. He is a bit of a bully, in a town where the law is whatever he decides it is. The arrival of mar...