The Trackers (film) explained

Genre:	Western
Director:	Earl Bellamy
Executive Producer:	Aaron Spelling
Producer:	Sammy Davis Jr. Aaron Spelling
Starring:	Ernest Borgnine Sammy Davis Jr. Julie Adams
Music:	Johnny Mandel
Cinematography:	Tim Southcott
Editor:	Saul Caplan
Company:	Aaron Spelling Productions
Network:	ABC
Runtime:	74 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Trackers is a 1971 American Western television film directed by Earl Bellamy. It stars Ernest Borgnine, Sammy Davis Jr. and Julie Adams. The film was originally a television pilot that appeared on the ABC Movie of the Week.^[1]

Plot

In the Old West, a man hires a tracker to find his kidnapped daughter.

Cast

• Sammy Davis Jr as Ezekiel Smith
• Ernest Borgnine as Sam Paxton
• Julie Adams as Dora Paxton
• Connie Kreski as Becky Paxton
• Norman Alden as Pete Dilworth
• Jim Davis as Sheriff Naylor
• Caleb Brooks as El Grande
• Arthur Hunnicutt as Ben Vogel
• Leo Gordon as Higgins
• David Renard as Father Gomez
• Bill Katt as Davey Paxton
• Ross Elliott as Captain
• Lee de Broux as Bartender
• Bucklind Noah Beery as Wagon Driver

Production

Filming started in New Mexico on April 22, 1971.^[2]

Reception

The Los Angeles Times called it "trash... flabby and unimaginative."^[3]

External links

• The Trackers at BFI

Notes and References

1. News: Sammy Davis signs for 'The Trackers' . February 15, 1971 . Los Angeles Times . .
2. News: Versatile Sammy Davis . H. I. . April 14, 1971 . The Washington Post and Times-Herald . .
3. News: Beigel, J. . December 15, 1971 . Bias Goes Thataway Again . Los Angeles Times . .