Dead Man's Trail (1952)

Director:

Lewis D. Collins

Writers:

Joseph F. Poland (writer)
Melville Shyer (writer)

Release Date:

20 July 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

BULLET-BLAZING SUSPENSE as Johnny goes into action against the Black Hills gang!

Plot:

A man that earlier had stolen $100,000 that was never recovered escapes from jail. Now the Rangers send Johhny Mack Brown to find him and the money...

Cast

Johnny Mack Brown	...	Johnny Mack Brown
James Ellison	...	Dan Winslow (as Jimmie Ellison)
Barbara Woodell	...	Mrs. Winslow (as Barbara Allen)
I. Stanford Jolley	...	Silvertown Sheriff
Terry Frost	...	Deputy Kelvin
Lane Bradford	...	Brad Duncan
Gregg Barton	...	Henchman Yeager
Richard Avonde	...	Henchman Stewart
Stanley Price	...	Blake
Dale Van Sickel	...	Walt Winslow (as Dale Van Sickle)

Runtime:

59 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Frontier Pictures

Johnny Mack Brown tracks down the $$$$$

Former gridiron star Johnny Mack Brown had a career in the B-westerns that spanned from the 1930's thru the 1950's and beyond. In this standard outing, Brown is sent by his superiors to track down some missing loot, to return it to those on the right side of the law. The plot and scripting are standard here, but Brown is always enjoyable in his western performances. He was older here, but still formidable.

Co-starring with Brown is James "Shamrock" Ellison of Hopalong Cassidy fame. Ellision is best-remembered as the sidekick to Hoppy in many 1930's westerns. Ellison never really made it to the top as a lead player, but he does a good job in this supporting role.

This is an average western programmer from an above-average cowboy legend......... Enjoy !