Backfire (1950)
1h 31m
Running Time
January 26, 1950Release Date
Backfire (1950)
1h 31m
Running Time
January 26, 1950Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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)
John Daheim
Bingo - Prizefighter (uncredited)
John Dehner
Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery
Attendant (uncredited)
Ida Moore
Sybil (uncredited)
John Ridgely
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Party Guest (uncredited)
Leonard Strong
Lee Quong (uncredited)
Helen Westcott
Miss Haller - Receptionist at Mortuary (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Guest (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Fight Fan (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Club Patron (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth
Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Hill
Cop at Shootout (uncredited)
J. Louis Johnson
Hommel - Janitor (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Douglas Kennedy
Voice Heard on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Mike Killian
Quong's Doctor (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Party Guest (uncredited)
Will Lee
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Canteen Customer (uncredited)
Max Linder
Canteen Customer (uncredited)
Pierce Lyden
Detective (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Detective George (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Fremont Hotel Lobby Loafer (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo
Man on Sidewalk (uncredited) / Stand In
Waclaw Rekwart
Bartender (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
Rocky - Pianist (uncredited)
Frankie Van
Second (uncredited)
Mack Williams
Dr. Herbert Anstead (uncredited)
Harry Woods
Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)
Clifton Young
Cabby (uncredited)
Ernest Anderson
James - Party Servant 9 (uncredited)
Santiago Martínez
Waiter (uncredited)
Vincent Sherman
Director
Lawrence B. Marcus
Screenplay / Story
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer
Ivan Goff
Screenplay
Anthony Veiller
Producer
Carl E. Guthrie
Director of Photography
Ben Roberts
Screenplay
Thomas Reilly
Editor
William Wallace
Set Decoration
Eddie Voight
Makeup Artist
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Gene Hibbs
Makeup Artist
Nick Marcellino
Makeup Artist
Leah Rhodes
Costume Design
Anton Grot
Art Direction
Milo Anderson
Costume Design
Ray Forman
Hairstylist
Don Alvarado
Production Manager
Ray Heindorf
Music Director
James McMahon
Assistant Director
Max Steiner
Additional Music
Alma Young
Script Supervisor
Maurice Murphy
Dialogue Coach
Louis Jennings
Camera Operator
Sidney Cutner
Orchestrator
Frank Bjerring
Still Photographer
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Stanley Jones
Sound
Joan Joseff
Other
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 26, 1950
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
war veteran
boxer
military hospital
noir
Wiki.
Backfire is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Vincent Sherman starring Virginia Mayo and Gordon MacRae, with Edmond O'Brien, Dane Clark, and Viveca Lindfors in support.
The film was written by Larry Marcus, Ben Roberts and Ivan Goff. Goff and Roberts would go on to write White Heat the following year, a film that also stars O'Brien and Mayo.
Although Backfire was completed in October 1948, it was not released until January 1950.
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