Backfire
26/01/1950
2h



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.
Cast


Viveca Lindfors
Lysa Radoff


Dane Clark
Ben Arno


Virginia Mayo
Nurse Julie Benson


Edmond O'Brien
Steve Connolly


Gordon MacRae
Bob Corey


Ed Begley
Capt. Garcia


Frances Robinson
Mrs. Blayne


Richard Rober
Solly Blayne


Sheila MacRae
Bonnie Willis


David Hoffman
Burns


Monte Blue
Det. Sgt. Pluther (uncredited)


Russ Conway
Police Broadcaster (uncredited)


John Daheim
Bingo - Prizefighter (uncredited)


John Dehner
Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Party Guest (uncredited)


Fred Kelsey
Fight Fan (uncredited)


Charles Lane
Dr. Nolan (uncredited)


Ray Montgomery
Attendant (uncredited)


Ida Moore
Sybil (uncredited)


John Ridgely
Plainclothesman (uncredited)


Charles Sherlock
Party Guest (uncredited)


Leonard Strong
Lee Quong (uncredited)


Helen Westcott
Miss Haller - Receptionist at Mortuary (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Guest (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Fight Fan (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Club Patron (uncredited)


Creighton Hale
Cab Driver (uncredited)


Vinton Hayworth
Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Hill
Cop at Shootout (uncredited)
J. Louis Johnson
Hommel - Janitor (uncredited)


Charles Jordan
Cab Driver (uncredited)


Douglas Kennedy
Voice Heard on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Mike Killian
Quong's Doctor (uncredited)


Mike Lally
Party Guest (uncredited)


Will Lee
Cab Driver (uncredited)


Carl M. Leviness
Canteen Customer (uncredited)
Max Linder
Canteen Customer (uncredited)


Pierce Lyden
Detective (uncredited)


Philo McCullough
Police Car Driver (uncredited)


Jack Mower
Detective George (uncredited)


Jack Perrin
Fremont Hotel Lobby Loafer (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo
Man on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Bartender (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
Rocky - Pianist (uncredited)
Frankie Van
Second (uncredited)


Mack Williams
Dr. Herbert Anstead (uncredited)


Harry Woods
Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)


Clifton Young
Cabby (uncredited)


Ernest Anderson
James - Party Servant 9 (uncredited)
Santiago Martínez
Waiter (uncredited)
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