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Backfire

While recuperating from wartime back injuries at a hospital, veteran Bob Corey is visited on Christmas Eve by a beautiful stranger with an even stranger message.

Director

Vincent Sherman

Year

Genre

crime, film-noir, mystery

Box Office

N/A

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

1 nomination

Lysa Radoff

Viveca Lindfors

Ben Arno

Nurse Julie Benson

Steve Connelly

Bob Corey

Police Capt. Garcia

Mrs. Blayne

Frances Robinson

Solly Blayne

Bonnie Willis

Burns

James - Party Servant

Ernest Anderson

Fight Fan

Detective Sgt. Pluther

Guest

Police Broadcaster

Bingo - Prizefighter

Blake - Plainclothes Cop

Fight Fan

Club Patron

Party Guest

Cab Driver

Waiter

Vinton Hayworth

Cop at Shootout

Hommel - Janitor

J. Louis Johnson

Cab Driver

Fight Fan

Voice Heard on Radio

Douglas Kennedy

Quong's Doctor

Party Guest

Dr. Nolan

Cab Driver

Canteen Customer

Carl M. Leviness

Canteen Customer

Detective

Waiter

Santiago Martínez

Police Car Driver

Philo McCullough

Attendant

Sybil

Detective George

Fremont Hotel Lobby Loafer

Man on Sidewalk

Anthony Redondo

Bartender

Plainclothesman

Rocky - Pianist

Party Guest

Charles Sherlock

Lee Quong

Second

Miss Haller - Receptionist at Mortuary

Dr. Herbert Anstead

Dick Manning - Man from Detroit

Cabby

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Merry Christmas to you. - Backfire

Merry Christmas to you.

Bob? - Backfire

Are you Bob Corey? - Backfire

Are you Bob Corey?

Ten days. - Backfire

Hop in, son. - Backfire

- What room is Steve Connolly in?
- 228. Come in a half hour ago. - Backfire

- What room is Steve Connolly in? - 228. Come in a half hour...

It is feared the murder
of Solly Blayne... - Backfire

It is feared the murder of Solly Blayne...

Hold it You're liable to hit a taxpayer - Backfire

Hold it You're liable to hit a taxpayer

Say, Mac, take me to the Fremont
Hotel instead of the Biltmore. - Backfire

Say, Mac, take me to the Fremont Hotel instead of the Biltmo...

I saw this pair of legs coming down the hall - Backfire

I saw this pair of legs coming down the hall

So I figured all the business must have gone West - Backfire

So I figured all the business must have gone West

Give me your program. - Backfire

Give me your program.

Yes, Miss Hallum. - Backfire

Yes, Miss Hallum.

- Yes? Mrs. Blayne? - Backfire

- Yes? Mrs. Blayne?

Solly? - Backfire

When you hear the tone, the time will
be exactly 11:32 and three quarters. - Backfire

When you hear the tone, the time will be exactly 11:32 and t...

- Yes, sir?
- Mr. Walsh's table. - Backfire

- Yes, sir? - Mr. Walsh's table.

How do you fit into the picture Mr Connolly - Backfire

How do you fit into the picture Mr Connolly

Coffee, Steve? - Backfire

I see Mr. Walsh outside in bushes. - Backfire

I see Mr. Walsh outside in bushes.

I'm afraid the next time he talks it'll be to his ancestors - Backfire

I'm afraid the next time he talks it'll be to his...

Blayne. - Backfire

Anything wrong, miss? - Backfire

Anything wrong, miss?

I'll take those, miss. - Backfire

I'll take those, miss.

Go ahead, burn
them. That won't help you. - Backfire

Go ahead, burn them. That won't help you.

Maybe you thought Steve Connolly was
in an accident. Well, he wasn't. - Backfire

Maybe you thought Steve Connolly was in an accident. Well, h...

Why don't you tell me where he is? - Backfire

Why don't you tell me where he is?

Do as I tell you. - Backfire

Do as I tell you.

Taxi! - Backfire

All right for me to start now,
doctor? I can do this room. - Backfire

All right for me to start now, doctor? I can do this room.

What's the matter, miss? I was
just talking to him a minute ago. - Backfire

What's the matter, miss? I was just talking to him a mi...

I watched her as she got out
and started toward the house. - Backfire

I watched her as she got out and started toward the house.

Can I go now? - Backfire

I didn't only break his back these last 10 days I broke his heart - Backfire

I didn't only break his back these last 10 days I broke...

Why, it's Ben Arno. Hold it, boys. - Backfire

Why, it's Ben Arno. Hold it, boys.

Okay, boys, call the coroner. - Backfire

Okay, boys, call the coroner.

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While recuperating from wartime back injuries at a hospital, veteran Bob Corey is visited on Christmas Eve by a beautiful stranger with an even stranger message.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Vincent Sherman

Writer: Lawrence B. Marcus, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: crime, film-noir, mystery

Year: 1950

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 11 Feb 1950

Awards: 1 nomination

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