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Backlash(1947)
Status: Released
Date: 1947-03-01
49%
18 Votes
Time: 1h 6m
IN THE ANGRY TIDE OF THEIR LOVE...THE BACKLASH OF MURDER
Overview:
In a series of flashbacks, shows that attorney John Morland has given a lift to a hitchhiker who turns out to be a murderer. As a result, Morland himself is implicated in a killing. A pair of detectives discover that Morland has been having business problems and no end of difficulties with his wife Catherine. The trail of clues leads to a surprising revelation.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Sol M. Wurtzel Productions
Movie: Backlash
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jean Rogers
Catherine Morland
Richard Travis
Richard Conroy
Larry J. Blake
Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
John Eldredge
John Morland
Leonard Strong
Willis, Caretaker
Robert Shayne
James O'Neil
Louise Currie
Marian Gordon
Douglas Fowley
Red Bailey
Sara Berner
Dorothy, Maid
Richard Benedict
Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
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Overview
In a series of flashbacks, shows that attorney John Morland has given a lift to a hitchhiker who turns out to be a murderer. As a result, Morland himself is implicated in a killing. A pair of detectives discover that Morland has been having business problems and no end of difficulties with his wife Catherine. The trail of clues leads to a surprising revelation.
Release Date
1947-03-01
Average
4.9
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
IN THE ANGRY TIDE OF THEIR LOVE...THE BACKLASH OF MURDER
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