Backlash
1956 · 84 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,628 VOTES · DIR. John Sturges
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 847 lines
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00:02:47 Did you find what you were looking for?
00:09:38 Cause that's where he comes from.
00:12:08 So he let 'em die.
00:14:40 If you hadn't been so stubborn, you'd be riding into Tucson easy on that stage.
00:17:45 - Why didn't you make a run for it? - I was kinda lonesome.
00:22:15 - Some of us could get through. - Yeah, some. And you'd be one of 'em.
00:25:24 Vogel's too clumsy, Marcus is new to this country.
00:33:26 Look, uh, Sergeant, I don't like to push this, but ...
00:36:08 No, nothing. I've asked Colonel Welnick to let me know if he hears anything.
00:39:51 You know, if I was smart, I'd run you outta here.
00:43:13 Just an old Southern painkiller. One we used back in Atlanta.
00:46:27 - We? - We.
00:50:47 Oh no, not again.
00:53:41 - Miss Orton. - How do you do?
00:56:08 - Gila Valley? - Yes. Yes, that's it.
00:58:36 - Am I right, Miss Orton? - I'm afraid you are.
01:00:59 Give the, uh, boy a glass of milk.
01:03:56 Lady, this ain't a post office, it's a saloon.
01:06:14 I was only fooling with the sheriff. When I see your man, I won't be fooling.
01:09:36 What's your name?
01:11:57 Well, after the surrender, things were a little rough on the boys who wore gray.
01:14:58 I had a ... I had a gun in my hand, and I couldn't kill him.
01:17:15 You know, I've never seen it fail.
01:22:13 Step out!
Cast & Characters
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)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed847
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:02:47
Final line01:22:13
Production Record
DirectorJohn Sturges
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,025,000
IMDb votes1,628
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