Backlash (1956)

6.5/10 84 min Western

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.

Cast

Richard Widmark

Jim Slater

Donna Reed

Karyl Orton

William Campbell

Johnny Cool

John McIntire

Jim Bonniwell / William Slater

Barton MacLane

Sergeant George Lake

Harry Morgan

Tony Welker

Robert J. Wilke

Jeff Welker

Jack Lambert

Benton

Roy Roberts

Major Carson

Edward Platt

Sheriff J.C. Marson

Robert Foulk

Sheriff John F. Olson

Phil Chambers

Deputy Sheriff Dobbs

Gregg Barton

Sleepy

Fred Graham

Ned McCloud

Frank Chase

Cassidy

Chris Alcaide

Dick Lawrence (uncredited)

Johnny Carpenter

Rider (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

Pot Luck (uncredited)

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