Back Trail 75 years old
.45 COLT COMBAT! Against ruthless payroll bandits!
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.
Credits
Back Trail Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Johnny Mack Brown He was 43, 70 years old when he died | as Johnny Mack |
| 'Snub' Pollard He was 58, 72 years old when he died | as Goofy (as Snub Pollard) |
| Bob Woodward He was 5, now 81 years old | as Henchman Turk |
| Marshall Reed He was 31, 62 years old when he died | as Henchman Lacey |
| Mildred Coles She was 28, 75 years old when she died | as Helen Frazer |
| Pierce Lyden He was 40, 90 years old when he died | as Frank Gilmore |
| Raymond Hatton He was 61, 84 years old when he died | as Cahoose |
| Carol Henry She was 30, 69 years old when she died | as Henchman Peco |
| George Holmes He was 29, 66 years old when he died | as Henchman Rocky |
| Ted Adams (actor) He was 58, 83 years old when he died | as Bob Frazer |
Back Trail Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| J. Benton Cheney as Screenplay. | Writing |
Back Trail (75 years)
.45 COLT COMBAT! Against ruthless payroll bandits!
- Release day: Sunday, July 18, 1948
- Runtime: 57 minutes
