Western · United States of America · 1956 · 1h 24m

Backlash

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Director
John Sturges
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
Crew
Irving Glassberg — Director of Photography Sherman Todd — Editor Borden Chase — Screenplay Frank Gruber — Novel Aaron Rosenberg — Producer Rosemary Odell — Costume Design
Tagline

Was The SIXTH MAN The Secret To The Five Empty Graves?...the Answer waited in a woman's lips and watched from the shadows of a frightened town!

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
John Sturges Director Irving Glassberg Director of Photography Sherman Todd Editor Borden Chase Screenplay Frank Gruber Novel Aaron Rosenberg Producer Rosemary Odell Costume Design
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