Backlash

Backlash

84 mins | Western | March 14, 1956

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.

Backlash

84 mins | Western | March 14, 1956

Backlash
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title Backlash
Directors John Sherwood, John Sturges
Writers Frank Gruber, Borden Chase

Cast

Richard Widmark

as Jim Slater

Donna Reed

as Karyl Orton

William Campbell

as Johnny Cool

John McIntire

as Jim Bonniwell / William Slater

Barton MacLane

as Sergeant George Lake

Harry Morgan

as Tony Welker

Robert J. Wilke

as Jeff Welker

Jack Lambert

as Benton

Roy Roberts

as Major Carson

Edward Platt

as Sheriff J.C. Marson

Robert Foulk

as Sheriff John F. Olson

Phil Chambers

as Deputy Sheriff Dobbs

Gregg Barton

as Sleepy

Fred Graham

as Ned McCloud

Frank Chase

as Cassidy

Chris Alcaide

as Dick Lawrence (uncredited)

Walter Beaver

as Little Willie (uncredited)

Wayne Burson

as Soldier (uncredited)

Johnny Carpenter

as Rider (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

as Pot Luck (uncredited)

Rex Lease

as Sergeant Blane (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

John Maxwell

as Colonel Welnick (uncredited)

John McKee

as Harry, Deputy (uncredited)

George Patterson

as Townsman (uncredited)

William Phillips

as Rebel, the Bartender (uncredited)

Lee Roberts

as Fresno, Bonniwell Henchman (uncredited)

Glenn Strange

as Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)

Jack Williams

as Castro (uncredited)