Film

Back Trail

1948 · 57m · Western

.45 COLT COMBAT! Against ruthless payroll bandits!

IMDb

5.5

Back Trail is one of the livelier entries in Monogram's Johnny Mack Brown western series. Brown rides into a small town where he becomes embroiled in a blackmail scheme. The town's banker (Ted Adams), a pillar of respectability, once served a jail term. Outlaw leader Pierce Lyden threatens to reveal Adams' secret if the banker doesn't let him know in advance when the gold shipments are going through. Adams tearfully tells Brown the whole story, whereupon Johnny rides shotgun on the next shipment himself. Back Trail was one of the last films directed by workhorse Christy Cabanne, whose career stretched all the way back to the D.W. Griffith days.

Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack

Raymond Hatton

Cahoose

Mildred Coles

Helen Frazer

Marshall Reed

Henchman Lacey

James Horne Jr.

Terry Dugan (as James Horne)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Goofy (as Snub Pollard)

Ted Adams

Bob Frazer

Pierce Lyden

Frank Gilmore

George Holmes

Henchman Rocky

Bob Woodward

Henchman Turk

Carol Henry

Henchman Peco

William Bailey

Sheriff (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Deputy (uncredited)

Martin Cichy

Bartender (uncredited)

George Morrell

Larry (uncredited)

Artie Ortego

Art (uncredited)

• Christy CabanneDirector
• J. Benton CheneyScreenplay

Release date

July 18, 1948

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

57m

Genres

Western

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