Backlash

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.

Cast

Richard Widmark

as Jim Slater

Donna Reed

as Karyl Orton

William Campbell

as Johnny Cool

John McIntire

as Jim Bonniwell / William Slater

Barton MacLane

as Sergeant George Lake

Harry Morgan

as Tony Welker

Robert J. Wilke

as Jeff Welker

Jack Lambert

as Benton

Roy Roberts

as Major Carson

Edward Platt

as Sheriff J.C. Marson

Reviews

John Chard

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 in Technicolor b...

Wuchak

**_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 stolen fortune (J...

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