Overview:
Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is searching for the one survivor, who supposedly went for help but disappeared with a lot of gold. In the process, he gets several people gunning for him, and he keeps meeting liberated woman Karyl Orton, who may be on a similar mission. Renewed Apache hostilities and an impending range war provide complications.| Status: | Released (1956-03-14) |
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| Screen: | Frank Gruber, Borden Chase |
| Productions: | Universal International Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 12149: Richard Widmark - Jim Slater
- 17752: Donna Reed - Karyl Orton
- 15699: William Campbell - Johnny Cool
- 53010: John McIntire - Jim Bonniwell / William Slater
- 14451: Barton MacLane - Sergeant George Lake
- 4073: Harry Morgan - Tony Welker
- 2096: Robert J. Wilke - Jeff Welker
Crews
- 30294: Borden Chase - Screenplay - Writing
- 14520: John Sturges - Director - Directing
- 127627: Sherman Todd - Editor - Editing
- 88974: Frank Gruber - Novel - Writing
- 68083: Aaron Rosenberg - Producer - Production
- 7654: Leslie I. Carey - Sound - Sound
- 29640: Joan St. Oegger - Hairstylist - Costume & Make-Up
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
There's things a man has to know and has to do, and it's best that he does them alone. Backlash (1956) is directed by John Sturges and adapted by Borden Chase from the novel written by Frank Gruber. It stars Richard Widmark, Donna Reed, John McIntire & William Campbell. It's shot ....
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**_Colorful Western marred by eye-rolling 50’s Hollywood-isms_** After a man and a woman meet in Gila Valley in southern Arizona (Richard Widmark and Donna Reed), they eventually discern that they’re both looking for the mystery survivor of an Apache massacre who made off with a s ....
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