Backfire (1950)

movie

(1790)

Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Release: 1950-02-11
Director: Vincent Sherman
Writers: Lawrence B. Marcus , Ivan Goff , Ben Roberts
Language: English
Stars: Viveca Lindfors , Dane Clark , Virginia Mayo , Edmond O’Brien , Gordon MacRae , Ed Begley (I) (1901–1970) , Frances Robinson , Richard Rober , Sheila MacRae , David Hoffman
Runtime: 91 min
Awards: 1 nomination
AKA: Aihmalotoi tis siopis (Greece) , Backfire , Backfire (India) , Alguém Deixou Este Mundo (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Tragom ubice , Aima sto prasino hali (Greece) , Efect invers (Romania) , Into the Night (United States of America) , Alguém Deixou Este Mundo (Brazil) , Du sang sur le tapis vert (France, French Republic) , Gesetzlos , Backfire (Australia) , Somewhere in the City (United States of America) , Backfire (United Kingdom) , Gesetzlos (Austria) , Backfire (United States of America) , Fuoco alle spalle (Italy) , Pasión desenfrenada (Mexico) , Spårlöst försvunnen (Sweden) , Backfire (Canada) , Jäljettömiin kadonnut (Finland)
Plot: Bob Corey, recovering from a series of operations in a Veterans' hospital, learns that his friend, Steve Connelly, with whom he intended to buy a ranch, has disappeared under circumstance that indicate he may have been involved in a murder. Accompanied 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, and has a whole lot to do with his friend's predicament.
IMDB:tt0042219