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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.
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6.4/10
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’... read more
4 months ago
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... read more
over 8 years ago
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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)
Walter Beaver
Little Willie (uncredited)
Wayne Burson
Soldier (uncredited)
Johnny Carpenter
Rider (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Pot Luck (uncredited)
Rex Lease
Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
John Maxwell
Colonel Welnick (uncredited)
John McKee
Harry, Deputy (uncredited)
Regis Parton
Deputy Sheriff Tom Welker (uncredited)
George Patterson
Townsman (uncredited)
William Phillips
Rebel, the Bartender (uncredited)
Lee Roberts
Fresno, Bonniwell Henchman (uncredited)
Glenn Strange
Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
Jack Williams
Castro (uncredited)
Director
John Sturges
Director
John Sherwood
Assistant Director
Creator
Borden Chase
Screenplay
Frank Gruber
Novel
