Backlash
14/03/1956
1h 24m

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.
Cast


Richard Widmark
Jim Slater


Donna Reed
Karyl Orton


William Campbell
Johnny Cool


John McIntire
Jim Bonniwell / William Slater


Barton MacLane
Sergeant George Lake


Harry Morgan
Tony Welker


Robert J. Wilke
Jeff Welker


Jack Lambert
Benton


Roy Roberts
Major Carson


Edward Platt
Sheriff J.C. Marson


Robert Foulk
Sheriff John F. Olson


Phil Chambers
Deputy Sheriff Dobbs


Gregg Barton
Sleepy


Fred Graham
Ned McCloud


Frank Chase
Cassidy


Chris Alcaide
Dick Lawrence (uncredited)
Walter Beaver
Little Willie (uncredited)
Wayne Burson
Soldier (uncredited)


Johnny Carpenter
Rider (uncredited)


I. Stanford Jolley
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)
Jack Williams
Castro (uncredited)
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