Reprisal! (1956)

New ranch owner Frank Madden, half Indian but posing as white, arrives just as an all white jury finds the three white Shipley brothers who lynched three Indians innocent. There is soon ... See full summary »

Director:

George Sherman

Writers:

Arthur Gordon (novel), David P. Harmon (story),

Stars:

Guy Madison, Felicia Farr, Kathryn Grant

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Guy Madison	...	Frank Madden aka Neola
Felicia Farr	...	Catherine Cantrell
Kathryn Grant	...	Taini
Michael Pate	...	Bert Shipley
Edward Platt	...	Neil Shipley
Otto Hulett	...	Sheriff Jim Dixon
Wayne Mallory	...	Tom Shipley
Robert Burton	...	Jeb Cantrell
Ralph Moody	...	Matara
Frank DeKova	...	Charlie Washackle

Storyline

New ranch owner Frank Madden, half Indian but posing as white, arrives just as an all white jury finds the three white Shipley brothers who lynched three Indians innocent. There is soon trouble between Frank and the Shipleys who are using Frank's land to graze their cattle. When the brother of one of the Indian victims kills a Shipley, Frank is accused and put in jail. The Shipleys then organize a lynch mob and head for the jail.

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Plot Keywords:

native american | murder | racism | based on novel

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Taglines:

"He couldn't have done it -- he was with me last night -- all night!"

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1956 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fredlös stad

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American (2003)

User Reviews

Worth watching...

I watched this film by accident, really, but it was actually very entertaining. The actor who played Guy Madison's grandfather was particularly good. I especially liked how the Native Americans were portrayed as human beings and not ruthless killers. This film was released in 1956, which shows a great effort for the producers to make such a film. The message is about unity and the human spirit. For that time period, I found the movie unique. It kept me watching. Plus, Madison has an interesting appeal as an actor because he never really made it big here in the United States. We know not all actors are great actors, and Madison wasn't phenomenal. However, he wasn't bad, either. So why wasn't he more of a major star? And even though I don't watch too many Westerns, I'd rather watch Madison than most of the other Western stars of that time. Like I said, interesting...