Backfire

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

Duration: 91 min
Release date: 1950-01-26
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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.

Mystery Crime Thriller

Backfire

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Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors
as Lysa Radoff
Dane Clark
Dane Clark
as Ben Arno
Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo
as Nurse Julie Benson
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
as Steve Connolly
Gordon MacRae
Gordon MacRae
as Bob Corey
Ed Begley
Ed Begley
as Capt. Garcia
Frances Robinson
Frances Robinson
as Mrs. Blayne
Richard Rober
Richard Rober
as Solly Blayne
Sheila MacRae
Sheila MacRae
as Bonnie Willis
David Hoffman
David Hoffman
as Burns
Monte Blue
Monte Blue
as Det. Sgt. Pluther (uncredited)
Russ Conway
Russ Conway
as Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
John Daheim
John Daheim
as Bingo - Prizefighter (uncredited)
John Dehner
John Dehner
as Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery
Ray Montgomery
as Attendant (uncredited)
Ida Moore
Ida Moore
as Sybil (uncredited)
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Charles Sherlock
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Leonard Strong
Leonard Strong
as Lee Quong (uncredited)
Helen Westcott
Helen Westcott
as Miss Haller - Receptionist at Mortuary (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Edward Biby
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Paul Bradley
as Guest (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Joe Gilbert
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
James Gonzalez
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth
Vinton Hayworth
as Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Hill
Jack Hill
as Cop at Shootout (uncredited)
J. Louis Johnson
J. Louis Johnson
as Hommel - Janitor (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
Charles Jordan
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy
as Voice Heard on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Mike Killian
Mike Killian
as Quong's Doctor (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Will Lee
Will Lee
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Carl M. Leviness
as Canteen Customer (uncredited)
Max Linder
Max Linder
as Canteen Customer (uncredited)
Pierce Lyden
Pierce Lyden
as Detective (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough
as Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
as Detective George (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Jack Perrin
as Fremont Hotel Lobby Loafer (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo
Anthony Redondo
as Man on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Waclaw Rekwart
as Bartender (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
Harry Seymour
as Rocky - Pianist (uncredited)
Frankie Van
Frankie Van
as Second (uncredited)
Mack Williams
Mack Williams
as Dr. Herbert Anstead (uncredited)
Harry Woods
Harry Woods
as Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)
Clifton Young
Clifton Young
as Cabby (uncredited)
Ernest Anderson
Ernest Anderson
as James - Party Servant 9 (uncredited)
Santiago Martínez
Santiago Martínez
as Waiter (uncredited)
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