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Back Trail
Back Trail

Back Trail

.45 COLT COMBAT! Against ruthless payroll bandits!

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Western

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

57 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

18 July 1948

Country

United States of America

Cast

Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack

Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton

Cahoose

Mildred Coles

Mildred Coles

Helen Frazer

Marshall Reed

Marshall Reed

Henchman Lacey

James Horne Jr.

James Horne Jr.

Terry Dugan (as James Horne)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Goofy (as Snub Pollard)

Ted Adams

Ted Adams

Bob Frazer

Pierce Lyden

Pierce Lyden

Frank Gilmore

George Holmes

George Holmes

Henchman Rocky

Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward

Henchman Turk

Carol Henry

Carol Henry

Henchman Peco

William Bailey

William Bailey

Sheriff (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Herman Hack

Deputy (uncredited)

Martin Cichy

Martin Cichy

Bartender (uncredited)

George Morrell

George Morrell

Larry (uncredited)

Artie Ortego

Artie Ortego

Art (uncredited)

Bob McElroy

Bob McElroy

Barfly (uncredited)

Art Felix

Art Felix

Townsman (uncredited)

George Huggins

George Huggins

Townsman (uncredited)

Clem Fuller

Clem Fuller

Townsman (uncredited)

John Bose

John Bose

Townsman (uncredited)

Augie Gomez

Augie Gomez

Townsman (uncredited)

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