In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from an Indian attack.
Unfortunately the movie A Distant Trumpet is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Raoul Walsh | Director |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Richard Fielder | Adaptation |
| Art | William L. Campbell | Art Direction |
| Art | William L. Kuehl | Set Decoration |
| Camera | William H. Clothier | Director of Photography |
| Production | William H. Wright | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Writing | John Twist | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Horgan | Novel |
| Editing | David Wages | Editor |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
