Backlash

1956 PG-13 1h 24m

6.5 / 10 52

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6.5/10

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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.

Director John Sturges

Writers

Frank Gruber Borden Chase

Stars

Richard Widmark Donna Reed William Campbell

Jim Bonniwell / William Slater

Sheriff John F. Olson

Dick Lawrence (uncredited)

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Walter Beaver

Little Willie (uncredited)

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)

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User Reviews 2

Wuchak 8 Mar 2025

6/10

**_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 (John McIntire). “Backlash” (1956) has vibrant Southwestern locations and the staples of gunfights,...

John Chard 10 Feb 2017

7/10

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 by Irving Glassberg on location in Tuscon, Arizona. 1870 Arizona, and Jim Slater (Widmark) is sear...