Jim Slater seeks a survivor of the Apache ambush his father died in.
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Title: Backlash (1956)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Richard Widmark | ... | Jim Slater | |
| Donna Reed | ... | Karyl Orton | |
| William Campbell | ... | Johnny Cool | |
| John McIntire | ... | Jim Bonniwell | |
| Barton MacLane | ... | Sgt. George Lake | |
| Harry Morgan | ... | Tony Welker | |
| Robert J. Wilke | ... | Jeff Welker | |
| Jack Lambert | ... | Mike Benton | |
| Roy Roberts | ... | Maj. Carson | |
| Edward Platt | ... | Sheriff J.C. Marson (as Edward C. Platt) | |
| Robert Foulk | ... | Sheriff John F. Olson | |
| Phil Chambers | ... | Deputy Sheriff Dobbs | |
| Gregg Barton | ... | Sleepy | |
| Fred Graham | ... | Ned McCloud | |
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Frank Chase | ... | Cassidy, Shotgun Rider |
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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. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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gila valley arizona | arizona territory | apache territory | apache indian | u.s. cavalry |Taglines:
HE KNEW HER LIPS...BUT NOT HER NAME...nor the reason she followed the trail of empty graves! See more »Parents Guide:
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Jim Slater: I've spent six months looking for a killer. What do you do when he turns out to be your father?
Jim Bonniwell: Killer? Aren't you a little careless with your words, son? Yes, I kill when I have to. But I've never killed a man who wasn't trying to kill me. And that goes for the Sheriff in spite of his badge.
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Director John Sturges hired several hundred Papago Native Americans to play Indians in this film. See more »Goofs
Lead Jim Slater gets shot in the shoulder but there is no blood or sign of injury. the woman then does surgery on his shoulder through the shirt. The next day he is waving a rifle around with no ill effects. See more »Quotes
Jim Bonniwell: What's on your mind?Jim Slater: I've spent six months looking for a killer. What do you do when he turns out to be your father?
Jim Bonniwell: Killer? Aren't you a little careless with your words, son? Yes, I kill when I have to. But I've never killed a man who wasn't trying to kill me. And that goes for the Sheriff in spite of his badge.
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11 April 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,025,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Anyone else but Richard Widmark, and BACKLASH might have been a forgettable, hollow mystery set in the old West. As it is, Widmark and a dark-tressed, feisty Donna Reed give this slight tale some real impact as two people searching for lost loved ones, Reed her husband and Widmark his father. The two missing men may have been among a group that amassed a small fortune in gold, then massacred by Apaches. The truths Widmark and Reed must face by the climax are tough to take, but these two prove tougher than they might at first appear. Getting to the truth ends up with the two of them caught in the middle of a range war between two ranches. John McIntire also does a nice turn as the supremely evil head of one of the warring ranches. Great outdoor photography lends the film an air of authenticity it might have missed on a studio sound stage or back lot. John Sturges directed.