Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

Banjo Hackett: Roamin’ Free (also known as just Banjo Hackett) is a 1976 American Western television film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, written by Ken Trevey, and starring Don Meredith, Ike Eisenmann and Chuck Connors. The film originally aired on May 3, 1976 on NBC and was a pilot for a possible series.

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
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Genre	Western
Written by	Ken Trevey
Directed by	Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring	Don Meredith Ike Eisenmann Chuck Connors Slim Pickens
Music by	Morton Stevens
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Bruce Lansbury
Cinematography	Al Francis
Editors	Dann Cahn David Wages
Running time	96 minutes
Production company	Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	May 3, 1976 (1976-05-03)

Plot summary

Traveling the frontier in the 1880s, Banjo Hackett, a horse trader receives a letter from his ailing sister. After rushing to his sister's hometown, he finds that his sister has recently died and her nine-year-old son Jubal Winner has already been sent to the local orphanage. Banjo helps the boy escape and takes him along to find Dido's Lament, the boy's mare, a gift from Uncle Banjo. The race is on to recover Dido and the foal the horse is carrying before bounty hunter Sam Ivory does.

Main cast

• Don Meredith as Banjo Hackett
• Ike Eisenmann as Jubal Winner
• Chuck Connors as Sam Ivory
• Slim Pickens as Lijah Tuttle
• Jennifer Warren as Mollie Brannen
• Gloria DeHaven as Lady Jane Gray
• L. Q. Jones as Sheriff Tadlock
• Jeff Corey as Judge Janeway
• Anne Francis as Flora Dobbs
• Albert Able as Rudolf, The Bettor

Home media

The title was released on DVD by Sony Pictures. However, as of 2021, the film has not been released on Blu-ray or in the digital format.

External links

• Banjo Hackett at IMDb
• Banjo Hackett at AllMovie
• Banjo Hackett at the TCM Movie Database
• Banjo Hackett at Rotten Tomatoes