Cavalry Command

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Cavalry Command
Cavalry Command poster.jpg
Directed by
Written byEddie Romero
Produced by Cirio H. Santiago
Starring
CinematographyFelipe Sacdalan
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
  • Cirio H. Santiago Film Organization
  • Premiere Productions
Distributed byPeople's Pictures
Release date
  • 1958 (1958)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageEnglish

Cavalry Command (also known as The Day of the Trumpet) is a 1958 Filipino-American Western film directed by Eddie Romero and starring John Agar, Richard Arlen and Vic Diaz. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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