Backlash (1956)
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The breathtakingly beautiful Technicolor cinematography of Irving Glassberg is but one of the many small pleasures of the big-budget western Backlash. Set in post-Civil War Arizona, the film stars Richard Widmark as Jim Slater, who hopes to prove that his down-and-out father (John McIntire) was not… More The breathtakingly beautiful Technicolor cinematography of Irving Glassberg is but one of the many small pleasures of the big-budget western Backlash. Set in post-Civil War Arizona, the film stars Richard Widmark as Jim Slater, who hopes to prove that his down-and-out father (John McIntire) was not involved in a gold robbery. To prove this, Slater has to find the money, which is also the goal of Karyl Orton (Donna Reed), the supposed widow of one of the thieves. Eventually, Slater discovers that his father is every bit as rotten as the law claims he is, though he can take some comfort in the fact that Karyl is now in love with him. As in his earlier Bad Day at Black Rock, Backlash director John Sturges is more concerned with building tension than with overt displays of wanton violence. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Sturges
- Genres
- Western, Romance, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 11, 1956 Wide
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Cast
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Richard Widmark
as Jim Slater
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Donna Reed
as Karyl Orton
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William Campbell
as Johnny Cool
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John McIntire
as Jim Bonniwell
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Barton MacLane
as George Lake
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Edward Platt
as Sheriff Marson
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Robert J. Wilke
as Jeff Welker
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Jack Lambert
as Benton
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Roy Roberts
as Major Carson
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Robert Foulk
as Sheriff Olson
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Phil Chambers
as Dobbs
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Gregg Barton
as Sleepy
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Fred Graham
as Ned McCloud
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Frank Chase
as Cassidy
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Regis Parton
as Tom Welker
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Henry Morgan
as Tony Welker
