Backfire (1950)
- Directed by
- Vincent Sherman
- Genre
- film noir, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 31 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A World War Two veteran struggles to uncover the truth after his friend goes missing. He faces police suspicion and dangerous criminals while trying to prove his innocence.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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