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.[1] The now-lost film was based on a novel of the same name by William Bradford Huie.
[2][3] 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 fiancé and murder of her father.
[6][2] It is possible that some filming took place in or near Meridian, Mississippi, where the production company was headquartered.
[7] Director Ray Nazarro was originally slated to direct the film, however a scheduling conflict precluded his participation, causing the producers to offer the job to Crosland.