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Yikes, but there's a load of dialogue in this film-noir. It's almost exhausting to listen to after a period of relentless chatting and precious little actual action. "Moreland" (John Eldrdge) features much more prominently in this detective yarn about his own murderer than you mi…
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Backlash
“IN THE ANGRY TIDE OF THEIR LOVE...THE BACKLASH OF MURDER”
48%
Movie
1h 6m
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Backlash (1947) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Backlash (1947) — a movie tagged as Crime and Mystery with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 tr… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~66 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Backlash 48% (20 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1947-03-01
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- TMDB rating
- 4.8
- TMDB ID
- 44101
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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 detec... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
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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Wynne Larke
Patricia McMullen
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Susan Klimist
McMullen Girl, Outfielder
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Wong Artarne
Chinese Waiter
Stanley Blystone
Fire Warden at Car Wreck
Michael Chapin
Mike
Angela Clarke
Mrs. O'Neill
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Eddie Coke
Williams
Frank Dae
Dr. Pearson
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Yikes, but there's a load of dialogue in this film-noir. It's almost exhausting to listen to after a period of relentless chatting and precious little actual action. "Moreland" (John Eldrdge) features much more prominently in this detective yarn about his own murderer than you might expect. That's because it's told via a series of flashbacks as the pursuing police detective "McMullen" (Larry J. Blake) interviews all the suspects and tries to piece together the evidence from his widow "Catherine" (Jean Rogers), the DA "Conroy" (Richard Travis) and just about everyone else from within a ten mile radius of the crime. Thing is - there is a twist, and one hell of twist at that, and that leaves "McMullen" and his theories all well and truly up in the air. We are given enough clues to anticipate the denouement, but Eugene Forde still manages to keep us guessing for some of this - it's just that there's way too much verbiage and the retrospective style of storytelling is a bit repetitive after a while. None of the acting, or the writing, really sets the heather on fire and at times it felt like quite a long hour-long watch. Watchable, but forgettable.
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