Movie: Backfire

Top 10 Billed Cast

Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors

Lysa Radoff

Dane Clark
Dane Clark

Ben Arno

Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo

Nurse Julie Benson

Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien

Steve Connolly

Gordon MacRae
Gordon MacRae

Bob Corey

Ed Begley
Ed Begley

Capt. Garcia

Frances Robinson
Frances Robinson

Mrs. Blayne

Richard Rober
Richard Rober

Solly Blayne

Sheila MacRae
Sheila MacRae

Bonnie Willis

David Hoffman
David Hoffman

Burns

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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.

  • Release Date

    1950-01-26

  • Average

    5.783

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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