This film isn't a continuation of “The Sacketts,” though it brings back five performers and the writing team behind that earlier two-part series. Apparently, stars like Selleck, Elliott, and Osterhage expressed a desire to collaborate on another Western project, which led them to contact Louis L’Amour, resulting in this movie. The story unfolds shortly after Lee's surrender to Grant. It’s a decent Western film, wh…

The Traven Brothers’ film, The Shadow Riders, comes from a Louis L'Amour novel and features a script by Jim Byrnes, directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. It includes performances from Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross, Dominique Dunne, Ben Johnson, and Geoffrey Lewis; the musical score is composed by Jerrold Immel, with cinematography by Jack Whitman. This CBS television production presents Selleck as Mac Traven …