Release date:Jan 26, 1950

Runtime:1h 31m

Backfire

★ 5.7

Synopsis of "Backfire":

"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."

Director:

Vincent Sherman

Genres:

MysteryCrimeThriller

Language:

English

Cast of "Backfire":

Viveca Lindfors ... as Lysa Radoff

Dane Clark ... as Ben Arno

Virginia Mayo ... as Nurse Julie Benson

Edmond O'Brien ... as Steve Connolly

Gordon MacRae ... as Bob Corey

Ed Begley ... as Capt. Garcia

Frances Robinson ... as Mrs. Blayne

Richard Rober ... as Solly Blayne

Sheila MacRae ... as Bonnie Willis

David Hoffman ... as Burns

Monte Blue ... as Det. Sgt. Pluther (uncredited)

Russ Conway ... as Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

John Daheim ... as Bingo - Prizefighter (uncredited)

John Dehner ... as Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)

Dick Gordon ... as Party Guest (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey ... as Fight Fan (uncredited)

Charles Lane ... as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)

Ray Montgomery ... as Attendant (uncredited)

Ida Moore ... as Sybil (uncredited)

John Ridgely ... as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock ... as Party Guest (uncredited)

Leonard Strong ... as Lee Quong (uncredited)

Helen Westcott ... as Miss Haller - Receptionist at Mortuary (uncredited)

Edward Biby ... as Fight Fan (uncredited)

Paul Bradley ... as Guest (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert ... as Fight Fan (uncredited)

James Gonzalez ... as Club Patron (uncredited)

Creighton Hale ... as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Vinton Hayworth ... as Waiter (uncredited)

Jack Hill ... as Cop at Shootout (uncredited)

J. Louis Johnson ... as Hommel - Janitor (uncredited)

Charles Jordan ... as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Douglas Kennedy ... as (voice) Heard on Radio (voice) (uncredited)

Mike Killian ... as Quong's Doctor (uncredited)

Mike Lally ... as Party Guest (uncredited)

Will Lee ... as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness ... as Canteen Customer (uncredited)

Max Linder ... as Canteen Customer (uncredited)

Pierce Lyden ... as Detective (uncredited)

Philo McCullough ... as Police Car Driver (uncredited)

Jack Mower ... as Detective George (uncredited)

Jack Perrin ... as Fremont Hotel Lobby Loafer (uncredited)

Anthony Redondo ... as Man on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart ... as Bartender (uncredited)

Harry Seymour ... as Rocky - Pianist (uncredited)

Frankie Van ... as Second (uncredited)

Mack Williams ... as Dr. Herbert Anstead (uncredited)

Harry Woods ... as Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)

Clifton Young ... as Cabby (uncredited)

Ernest Anderson ... as James - Party Servant 9 (uncredited)

Santiago Martínez ... as Waiter (uncredited)

Crew:

Lawrence B. Marcus... (Screenplay)

Daniele Amfitheatrof... (Original Music Composer)

Ivan Goff... (Screenplay)

Anthony Veiller... (Producer)

Lawrence B. Marcus... (Story)

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)

Anthony Redondo... (Stand In)

Frank Bjerring... (Still Photographer)

Leo Shuken... (Orchestrator)

Stanley Jones... (Sound)

Vic Johnson... (Gaffer)

Content rating:

NR (United States)