Backfire (1950)
That "White Heat" girl turns it on again!..
When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connolly. A reformed crook, Connolly is on the lam from a trumped-up murder rap, and Corey hopes to clear his pal. Tagging along is Army nurse Julie Benson, who has fallen for Corey.
- Date of release
- 1950-01-26
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (33)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Director
- Vincent Sherman
Casting
- Viveca Lindfors — Lysa Radoff
- Dane Clark — Ben Arno
- Virginia Mayo — Nurse Julie Benson
- Edmond O'Brien — Steve Connolly
- Gordon MacRae — Bob Corey
- Ed Begley — Capt. Garcia
- Frances Robinson — Mrs. Blayne
- Richard Rober — Solly Blayne
- Sheila MacRae — Bonnie Willis
- David Hoffman — Burns
- Monte Blue — Det. Sgt. Pluther (uncredited)
- Russ Conway — Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
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