Backlash

Johnny Slater is looking to avenge his father's death with a mysterious sixth man that only he knows to exist. How he knows is never explained, and with lots of foreshadowing, we are lead to the dramatic ending. The romantic side of the film is indifferent, with some lust, then finding total commitment in the last reel.

A cheap soap opera in the guise of a western. Possibly weaker than anything Sturges directed at the time. Beautiful photography, though.