The Shadow Riders (TV 1982)

After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven... See full synopsis »

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writers:

Louis L'Amour (novel), Jim Byrnes (written for television),

Stars:

Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Dominique Dunne

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Selleck	...	Mac Traven
Sam Elliott	...	Dal Traven
Dominique Dunne	...	Sissy Traven
Ben Johnson	...	Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven
Scanlon Gail	...	Yankee Officer
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Major Cooper Ashbury, Comanchero Leader
Jeff Osterhage	...	Jesse Traven (as Jeffrey Osterhage)
Gene Evans	...	Colonel Holiday Hammond, Gunrunner
Katharine Ross	...	Kate Connery / Sister Katherine
R.G. Armstrong	...	Sheriff Miles Gillette
Marshall R. Teague	...	Lieutenant Butler (as Marshall Teague)
Ben Fuhrman	...	Devol
Jane Greer	...	Ma Traven
Harry Carey Jr.	...	Pa Traven
Natalie May	...	Heather Traven

Storyline

After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

firing squad | brother brother relationship | chain gang | spur | stampede | 

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Genres:

Romance | Western

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Louis L'Amour's The Shadow Riders

Filming Locations:

Columbia State Historic Park - 22708 Broadway, Columbia, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Entertainment Production, Columbia Pictures Television, The Pegasus Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dominique Dunne's final film.

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Goofs

When Jack is about to be taken back to Texas and seated on a horse, his hands are shown tied in front of him with thick rope around the wrists. As he is arguing with the Sheriff, he lifts a hand to gesture and no rope is shown.

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Connections

Referenced in E! True Hollywood Story: Dominique Dunne: An American Tragedy (1997)

User Reviews

Totally Entertaining

The cast of Ben Johnson, Sam Elliot, and Tom Selleck in a western is unbeatable.

Some have compared this movie to The Sacketts (same writer, same cast), and gave is something of a pan.

I found the story line in general, and a couple of the sub-plots, very very entertaining. I think you have to recognize that adultery has been around since the beginning of time. The treatment of of Uncle Jack (Ben Johnson) reminded me a lot of one of my uncles, and the dialog just sounded right.

While the scenery may have looked a little California, the place settings in Texas were genuine - Big Springs and Baffin Bay are real places. Baffin Bay is at the south end of Padre Island off Laguna Madre

• home of the best bay fishing in Texas.