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Back Trail

Back Trail

.45 COLT COMBAT! Against ruthless payroll bandits!

19480h 57m

Overview

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.

Directed by Christy Cabanne
Written by J. Benton Cheney
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Top 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

J

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

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About Back Trail

Back Trail is a western film released in 1948 exploring themes of confession, sweetheart, ruse. Directed by Christy Cabanne, it stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Mildred Coles. 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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