Backfire
1950 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
Bob Corey, recovering from a series of operations in a Veterans' hospital, learns that his friend, Steve Connally, with whom he intended to buy a ranch, has disappeared under circumstance that indicate he may have been involved in a murder. Accompianied by his nurse, Julie Benson, with whom he has fallen in love, Bob follows a series of clues and incidents, including three more murders, that leads to a gambler, masquerading as an undertaker to avoid taxes on his illegal income, has a whole lot to do with his friend's predicament.
Direction Vincent Sherman
Cast Virginia Mayo · Gordon MacRae · Edmond O'Brien · Dane Clark · Viveca Lindfors · Ed Begley · Frances Robinson · Richard Rober · Sheila MacRae · David Hoffman · Monte Blue · Ida Moore · Leonard Strong · John Ridgely
Soundtrack Daniele Amfitheatrof · Max Steiner
Screenplay Larry Marcus · Ben Roberts · Ivan Goff
Cinematography Carl E. Guthrie
Original title Backfire
6.2
71 votes (FilmAffinity)
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