Henry koster rkos perennial christmas holiday fantasy classic, a sentimental and heartwarming favorite with a screenplay by robert sherwood, from novelist robert nathans work, author of portrait of jennie. Along the way, he meets karyl orton donna reed, widow of one the men killed in the ambush, and attracts the unwanted attention of local hotshot johnny cool. It turns out that theres more than one film entitled backlash and i very cleverly didnt order the one i wanted again. After hearing that someone may have survived the ambush and escaped with a stash of gold, slater sets out to discover exactly what happened. A pair of detectives discover that morland has been having business problems and no end of difficulties with his wife catherine. Backlash definition, a sudden, forceful backward movement. Cast and crew credits for backlash, 1947, directed by eugene forde, with jean rogers, richard travis, larry blake, at turner classic movies.
The last wagon 1956 richard widmark, felicia farr, susan kohner. He entered illinois lake forest college with plans to earn a law degree, but gravitated instead to the colleges. The last wagon 1956 hd color 1080p richard widmark, felicia farr, susan kohner movie part 12. The two would reteam years later with robert taylor in the law and jake wade. A man tries to frame his wife for a murder that he has committed.
Backlash was directed by eugene forde and filmed in black and white by benjamin kline. John eldredge in backlash 1947 leonard strong in backlash 1947 robert shayne in backlash. The rise of skywalker hit theaters, star daisy ridley is still processing the weird backlash from the film while the rise of skywalker was a box office hit. Run for the sun 1956 richard widmark, trevor howard, jane greer. Daisy ridley reacts to the weird backlash for star wars. Backlash meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Indian cinema has no scarcity of films which either courted major controversy or faced complete ban and were never released in the country. Read the full synopsis of backlash, 1947, directed by eugene forde, with jean rogers, richard travis, larry blake, at turner classic movies. The evenings b movie was a 66minute film from 20th centuryfox, backlash 1947. Watch cry of the city 1948 full movie online hd streaming. Backlash definition is a sudden violent backward movement or reaction.
Backlash 1947 film complet en francais a 20170703t01. Backlash 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In a series of flashbacks, shows that attorney john morland john eldredge has given a lift to a hitchhiker douglas fowley who turns out to be a murderer. Synonyms for backlash at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. Backlash is the first of two westerns with star richard widmark and director john sturges. Thunderbolt is a 1947 film directed by william wyler and john sturges which documented the american aerial operations of operation strangle in world war ii, when flyers of the twelfth air force based on corsica successfully impeded axis supply lines to the gustav line and anzio beachhead. Backlash is one of those great westerns that time and the great fifties glut of the genre has forgotten. The film was originally shot in 16mm color by members of the army air forces. Backlash definition of backlash by the free dictionary.
I like it when actors who are normally in supporting roles get the chance to take the lead. So i recorded one of the many airings and recently watched it, since its coming up again tomorrow at 4. From themes that deal with communal violence to homosexuality and politics, these are some of the most controversial films ever made. Backlash is a 1956 technicolor western film directed by john sturges starring richard widmark and donna reed. I dont know what happens in the 1947 film with the same title, but in this one jim richard widmark is looking for his fathers killers. As a result, morland himself is implicated in a killing. It was directed by john sturges with whom widmark would also make another western the. The trail of clues leads to a surprising revelation.
Backlash, dvd, manufactured on demand, suspensefilm noir, 024543892878. In a series of flashbacks, shows that attorney john morland. Backlash is a 1947 american crime film noir directed by eugene forde. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or. The large cast might not be household names, but they were familiar faces. Backlash 1947 a police detective larry blake questions a lawyers wife jean rogers and others about a murder case.
In a series of flashbacks, shows that attorney john morland has given a lift to a hitchhiker who turns out to be a murderer. Wurtzel productions, released by twentieth century fox. Set in postcivil war arizona, the film stars richard widmark as jim slater, who hopes to prove that his downandout father john mcintire was not involved in a gold robbery. Backlash is a 1956 american technicolor western film directed by john sturges starring richard widmark and donna reed it was directed by john sturges with whom widmark would also make another western the law and jake wade, and unfolds in the vein of the psychological western a subgenre that has yielded many films, e. Perplexing murder mystery about an attorney, eldridge, who picks up a murderous hitchhiker. Film genres, title, year, country, length, director, description. Backlash passed 1h 6min crime, filmnoir, mystery 1 march 1947 usa a man tries to frame his wife for a murder that he has committed. The breathtakingly beautiful technicolor cinematography of irving glassberg is but one of the many small pleasures of the bigbudget western backlash. Jim slater richard widmark never knew his father, who died in an apache ambush in arizona. See the full list of backlash cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Backlash a movie that showed up in the fxm retro rotation a few months back is the 1947 film backlash. A police detective larry blake questions a lawyers wife jean. Backlash is a film directed by eugene forde with jean rogers, richard travis. But what cannot be dimished is that this is a fun and satisfying film.
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