Backlash (1947 film)
Encyclopedia
Backlash is an American crime
film noir
directed by Eugene Forde
. The drama features Jean Rogers
, Larry J. Blake
, John Eldredge
and Richard Travis
.
film critic, Thomas M. Pryor, panned the film, writing, "When a movie company lets two of its feature pictures be sold first-run for the price of one, you can bet your last dollar that even the studio has little faith in the product. With that in mind, we can move on to a fast appraisal of Backlash and Jewels of Brandenburg, the twin bill sponsored by Twentieth Century-Fox and now showing at the Rialto. Both are melodramas and, to get the unpleasantness over with as quickly as possible, they are the type which reflect absolutely no credit upon anyone connected with them, except, possibly, the studio cutter, who pared them down to a little over sixty minutes each."
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
film noir
Film noir
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
directed by Eugene Forde
Eugene Forde
-Selected filmography:* Charle Chan's Courage * Charlie Chan in London * The Great Hotel Murder * Your Uncle Dudley * The Lady Escapes * Step Lively, Jeeves! * Charlie Chan on Broadway...
. The drama features Jean Rogers
Jean Rogers
Jean Rogers was an American actress. She portrayed Dale Arden in two of the three Flash Gordon serials.-Early life:...
, Larry J. Blake
Larry J. Blake
Larry J. Blake was an American actor from Brooklyn, New York City. In 1947 he starred in the film Backlash.Blake was also among the stars of 1953-1954 ABC situation comedy, The Pride of the Family, appearing in the role of Frank. Fay Wray played Catherine Morrison, and Paul Hartman played her...
, John Eldredge
John Eldredge (actor)
John Eldredge was an American actor from San Francisco.Born August 30, 1904, John Eldgredge was the son of a clergyman who made a speciality of dramatics at University...
and Richard Travis
Richard Travis (actor)
Richard Travis was an American actor. In 1947 he starred in the film Backlash.-External links:....
.
Cast
- Jean RogersJean RogersJean Rogers was an American actress. She portrayed Dale Arden in two of the three Flash Gordon serials.-Early life:...
as Catherine Morland - Richard TravisRichard Travis (actor)Richard Travis was an American actor. In 1947 he starred in the film Backlash.-External links:....
as Richard Conroy - Larry J. BlakeLarry J. BlakeLarry J. Blake was an American actor from Brooklyn, New York City. In 1947 he starred in the film Backlash.Blake was also among the stars of 1953-1954 ABC situation comedy, The Pride of the Family, appearing in the role of Frank. Fay Wray played Catherine Morrison, and Paul Hartman played her...
as Det. Lt. Jerry McMullen - John EldredgeJohn Eldredge (actor)John Eldredge was an American actor from San Francisco.Born August 30, 1904, John Eldgredge was the son of a clergyman who made a speciality of dramatics at University...
as John Morland - Leonard StrongLeonard Strong (actor)Leonard Clarence Strong Leonard Clarence Strong Leonard Clarence Strong (b. 12 August 1908, Utah - d. 23 January 1980, Glendale, California was a prolific American character actor specialising in playing Asian roles....
as Willis, the caretaker - Robert ShayneRobert ShayneRobert Shayne , born Robert Shaen Dawe, was an American actor.-Career:Shayne played many character roles in movies and television, such as a 1943 movie entitled Wagon Wheels West, but he is best remembered for his portrayal of the recurring character Police Inspector William "Bill" Henderson on the...
as James O'Neil - Louise CurrieLouise CurrieLouise Currie is a former American film actress, active from the 1940s into the early 1950s.Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Currie first attended Sarah Lawrence College in New York, where she became interested in acting...
as Marian Gordon - Douglas FowleyDouglas FowleyDouglas Fowley was an American movie and television actor.Fowley was born Daniel Vincent Fowley in The Bronx, New York. The 5'11" actor is probably best remembered for his role as the movie director Roscoe Dexter in Singin' in the Rain . The actor appeared in over 240 films and later in dozens of...
as Red Bailey - Sara Berner as Dorothy, the maid
- Richard BenedictRichard BenedictRichard "Pepe" Benedict was an Italian-born television and film actor and director.He appeared in dozens of television programs and movies from the 1940s to the 1960s, most notably Ace in the Hole , directed by Billy Wilder...
as Det. Sgt. Tom Carey - Wynne Larke as Patricia McMullen
- Susan Klimist as McMullen girl
- Billy GrayBilly Gray (actor)William Thomas "Billy" Gray , is a former American actor known primarily for his role as James "Bud" Anderson, Jr., in 193 episodes of the NBC and CBS situation comedy, Father Knows Best, which aired between 1954 and 1960. Gray's fellow cast members were Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue,...
as Denny
Reception
When the film was released, The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
film critic, Thomas M. Pryor, panned the film, writing, "When a movie company lets two of its feature pictures be sold first-run for the price of one, you can bet your last dollar that even the studio has little faith in the product. With that in mind, we can move on to a fast appraisal of Backlash and Jewels of Brandenburg, the twin bill sponsored by Twentieth Century-Fox and now showing at the Rialto. Both are melodramas and, to get the unpleasantness over with as quickly as possible, they are the type which reflect absolutely no credit upon anyone connected with them, except, possibly, the studio cutter, who pared them down to a little over sixty minutes each."