Backtrail (1 Feb. 1957)

Director:

Christian Nyby

Writers:

Theodore V. Olsen (television story), Harold Swanton (teleplay)

Stars:

Dick Powell, Catherine McLeod, James Anderson

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Dick Powell	...	Himself - Host / John Fallon
Catherine McLeod	...	Effie Fallon
James Anderson	...	Frank Lomax
Raymond Bailey	...	March Beckworth
Robert Crosson	...	Hugh Beckworth
Emile Meyer	...	Kane Eldridge
John Pickard	...	Tom Clauson
Kim Charney	...	Timmy Fallon
Arthur Q. Bryan	...	Proprietor
Theodore Marcuse	...	Bartender

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1957 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Four Star Productions, Pamric Productions, Zane Grey Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

A Familiar Storyline: The Reluctant Gunslinger

Our host Dick Powell stars in this episode, playing "John Fallon," a former gunfighter who has "reformed" and wants nothing to do with guns anymore. Catherine MacLeod plays his wife "Effie." She was a pretty woman, in a wholesome-looking way.

Much of this story is predictable because it's already not the first in which we have a story like this. Feature Western had similar theme with the good-guy eventually having to show his talent with a gun, albeit very reluctantly.

Anyway, in this cast is Emile Meyer ,another in a long list of very famous faces to those who watched a lot of TV shows. He plays "Kane Eldridge" here and he's a villain. That is no shock because Meyer had one of the nastiest faces ever seen on the screen. In fact, he looked downright brutal, so he was convincing in his bad-guy roles.

Note: Arthur Q. Bryan,who plays the proprietor, was the famous voice of "Elmer Fudd" of Warner Brothers cartoon fame. The year this episode came out - 1957 - was the last year Mr. Bryan did any dramatic roles. He died two years later at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack.