Backfire

Backfire

91 mins | Crime, Thriller, Romance, Mystery | Jan. 26, 1950

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.

Backfire

91 mins | Crime, Thriller, Romance, Mystery | Jan. 26, 1950

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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Backfire
Directors Vincent Sherman
Writers Lawrence B. Marcus, Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff

Cast

Virginia Mayo

as Nurse Julie Benson

Gordon MacRae

as Bob Corey

Edmond O'Brien

as Steve Connolly

Dane Clark

as Ben Arno

Viveca Lindfors

as Lysa Randolph

Ed Begley

as Capt. Garcia

Frances Robinson

as Mrs. Blayne

Richard Rober

as Solly Blayne

Sheila MacRae

as Bonnie Willis (as Shela Stephens)

David Hoffman

as Burns

Monte Blue

as Det. Sgt. Pluther (uncredited)

Ida Moore

as Sybil (uncredited)

Leonard Strong

as Lee Quong (uncredited)

John Ridgely

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)