The Comeback Trail (1982 film)

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The Comeback Trail
Directed by Harry Hurwitz
Produced by Max Rosenberg
Harry Hurwitz
Starring Chuck McCann
Buster Crabbe
CinematographyJoão Fernandes
Victor Petrashevic
Edited byHarry Hurwitz
Music by Igo Kantor
Production
company
Rearguard Productions
Distributed byDynamite Entertainment
Release date
  • March 1, 1982 (1982-03-01)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English
Budget$10 million

The Comeback Trail is a 1982 film directed by Harry Hurwitz. It stars Chuck McCann and, in his final screen role, Buster Crabbe. It was filmed in 1974. [1] A remake of the film premiered in 2020.

Contents

The film features several cameos of people playing themselves, such as Hugh Hefner, Henny Youngman and Irwin Corey. [1]

Plot

Two down-on-their-luck film producers, Eastman and Kodac, decide to make a Western film with Duke Montana, a veteran cowboy star, in hopes that he will die and they will collect the insurance money.

Principal cast

ActorRole
Chuck McCann Enrico Kodac
Buster Crabbe Duke Montana
Robert StaatsE. Eddie Eastman
Ina Balin Julie Thomas
Jára KohoutGerman Producer

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References

  1. 1 2 Maslin, Janet (June 4, 1982). "'Comeback Trail,' a '74 comedy, opens at the Thalia". The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2021.