Backfire

"That "White Heat" girl turns it on again!.."

Feb 11 1950 Approved 1h 31m
Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

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.

Plot

Bob Corey, recovering from a series of operations in a Veterans' hospital, learns that his friend, Steve Connelly, with whom he intended to buy a ranch, has disappeared under circumstance that indicate he may have been involved in a murder. Accompanied by his nurse, Julie Benson, with whom he has fallen in love, Bob follows a series of clues and incidents, including three more murders, that leads to a gambler, masquerading as an undertaker to avoid taxes on his illegal income, and has a whole lot to do with his friend's predicament.

Written by

Lawrence B. Marcus, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts

Directed by

Vincent Sherman

Cast

Viveca Lindfors, Dane Clark, Virginia Mayo

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

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