Reprisal!

"THE NIGHT THE TOWN WENT HUNTING...WITH A ROPE!"

Nov 1 1956 Passed 1h 14m
Action, Adventure, Drama

New ranch owner Frank Madden, half Indian but posing as white, arrives just as an all white jury finds the three white Shipley brothers who lynched three Indians innocent. There is soon trouble between Frank and the Shipleys who are using Frank's land to graze their cattle. When the brother of one of the Indian victims kills a Shipley, Frank is accused and put in jail. The Shipleys then organize a lynch mob and head for the jail.

Plot

New ranch owner Frank Madden, half Indian but posing as white, arrives just as an all white jury finds the three white Shipley brothers who lynched three Indians innocent. There is soon trouble between Frank and the Shipleys who are using Frank's land to graze their cattle. When the brother of one of the Indian victims kills a Shipley, Frank is accused and put in jail. The Shipleys then organize a lynch mob and head for the jail.

Written by

Arthur Gordon, David P. Harmon, Raphael Hayes

Directed by

George Sherman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Romson Productions

Languages

English, Deutsch

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
574
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA