8.0Back Trail · 1948
Back Trail (1948) is a Western film directed by Christy Cabanne, starring Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Mildred Coles.
Western
8.0Overview
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.
Cast
Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Mildred Coles, Marshall Reed, James Horne Jr., Harry 'Snub' Pollard, Ted Adams, Pierce Lyden
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What is "Back Trail" about?
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.
When was "Back Trail" released?
Back Trail was released in 1948.
Who stars in "Back Trail"?
The cast includes Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Mildred Coles, Marshall Reed.
