Movie · 1947
Backlash
Released 1 March 1947 More from 1947 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Stanley Blystone
as Fire Warden at Car Wreck
Robert Shayne
as James O'Neil
John Eldredge
as John Morland
Leonard Strong
as Willis, Caretaker
Angela Clarke
as Mrs. O'Neill
Douglas Fowley
as Red Bailey
Richard Travis
as Richard Conroy
Louise Currie
as Marian Gordon
Larry J. Blake
as Detective Lieutenant Jerry McMullen
Richard Benedict
as Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
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The numbers
25years between the oldest and youngest billed
52Stanley Blystone — oldest on the call sheet
27Richard Benedict — youngest billed
38average age of the credited cast