Sent to Mexico to buy a bull, a Wyoming cowhand (Doug McClure) teams up with three Texas Rangers to solve a robbery/murder.
Practical Effects
Real stunts, real horses, zero CGI—1969 had one trick and it worked.
Acting
Doug McClure's charisma carries Frankenstein-ed footage like a champ.
Director
Earl Bellamy
Neville Brand
Texas Ranger Reese Bennett (archive footage)
James Drury
Ramrod (archive footage)
Doug McClure
Trampas (archive footage)
Peter Brown
Texas Ranger Chad Cooper (archive footage)
William Smith
Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage)
Philip Carey
Texas Ranger Capt. Edward A. Parmalee (archive footage)
Ida Lupino
Mama Dolores (archive footage)
Rhonda Fleming
Carmelita Flanagan (archive footage)
Fernando Lamas
Capt. Estrada (archive footage)
Royal Dano
Faraway (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 'movie' is literally three episodes of The Virginian spliced together with new footage of Neville Brand. Studio executives in 1969 said 'we have a TV show at home' and made it cinema.
Backtrack! is peak late-60s Western recycling—when TV stars couldn't escape their roles even in 'theatrical' releases. Doug McClure made six of these patchwork jobs. Six!
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