The Westward Trail

{{Short description|1948 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Westward Trail

| image = The Westward Trail poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Ray Taylor

| producer = Jerry Thomas

| screenplay = Robert Alan Miller

| starring = Eddie Dean
Roscoe Ates
Phyllis Planchard
Eileene Hardin
Steve Drake
Bob Duncan

| cinematography = Ernest Miller

| editing = Hugh Winn

| studio = Producers Releasing Corporation

| distributor = Producers Releasing Corporation

| released = {{Film date|1948|3|13}}

| runtime = 56 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

The Westward Trail is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Robert Alan Miller. The film stars Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Phyllis Planchard, Eileene Hardin, Steve Drake and Bob Duncan. The film was released on March 13, 1948, by Producers Releasing Corporation.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95390/the-westward-trail |title=The Westward Trail (1948) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2019-06-28}}{{cite web|author=Hans J. Wollstein |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-westward-trail-v116356 |title=The Westward Trail (1948) - Ray Taylor |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2019-06-28}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/25803-THE-WESTWARDTRAIL |title=The Westward Trail |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=2019-06-28}}