Backfire

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Backfire (1950)

NR 01/26/1950 (US) Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller 1h 31m

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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.

Lawrence B. Marcus

Screenplay, Story
Vincent Sherman

Director
Ivan Goff

Screenplay
Ben Roberts

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Top Billed Cast

Viveca Lindfors

Lysa Randolph
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
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A review by John Chard

60%

Written by John Chard on February 16, 2020

I didn't only break his back the last ten days, I broke his heart.

Backfire is directed by Vincent Sherman and collectively written by Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts and Larry Marcus. It stars Virginia Mayo, Gordon MacRae, Edmond O'Brien, Dane Clark, Ed Begley and Viveca Lindfors. Music is by Daniele Amfitheatrof and cinematography by Carl Guthrie.

While recuperating from wartime back injuries at a hospital, veteran Bob Corey (Macrae) is visited on Christmas Eve by a beautiful stranger with a message that his army friend Steve Connolly (O'Brien) is seriously injured and in trouble with the police... read the rest.

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