Backfire

Jan 26, 1950

1h 31m

★ 5.9

That "White Heat" girl turns it on again!..

Overview

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.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Backfire Trailers

Cast

Lysa Radoff

Viveca Lindfors

Ben Arno

Dane Clark

Nurse Julie Benson

Virginia Mayo

Steve Connolly

Edmond O'Brien

Bob Corey

Gordon MacRae

Capt. Garcia

Ed Begley

Mrs. Blayne

Frances Robinson

Solly Blayne

Richard Rober

Bonnie Willis

Sheila MacRae

Burns

David Hoffman

Det. Sgt. Pluther (uncredited)

Monte Blue

Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

Russ Conway

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

7.3

The 39 Steps

Jun 6, 1935

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.

6.2

Crime of Passion

Dec 28, 1956

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.

7.1

Angel Face

Jan 2, 1953

Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

7.6

Laura

Nov 26, 1944

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

6.0

The Vanished Elephant

Oct 16, 2014

A crime novelist receives a vital clue to the whereabouts of his long-missing fiancée.

6.6

Force of Evil

Aug 24, 1950

Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.

5.6

Night Editor

Mar 29, 1946

A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.

6.2

The Clouded Yellow

Nov 21, 1950

After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers (played by Trevor Howard) finds work cataloging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion (wrongfully) falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux (Jean Simmons). Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together. After a cross-country chase they arrive at a coastal city with the intention of leaving the country by ship. All's well that ends well after the true identity of the murderer is revealed.

0.0

Gold Coast Lounge

Jan 4, 2020

In post-independence Ghana, the son of a crime family juggles power struggles and a murder case as the government threatens to shut down their lounge.

6.9

No Man of Her Own

Feb 21, 1950

A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.

4.9

Terror at Midnight

Apr 27, 1956

A newly promoted police sergeant discovers his girlfriend my be involved with a gang of car thieves.

6.1

The Underworld Story

Jul 26, 1950

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.

5.5

Hell's Half Acre

Jun 1, 1954

A woman travels to Hawaii to find out if a man in prison there is actually her missing husband.

5.7

To the Ends of the Earth

Feb 7, 1948

A treasury agent becomes obsessed with exposing an international drug ring.

6.9

Brighton Rock

Jan 9, 1948

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.

6.2

Double Impact

Jul 31, 1991

Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend.

6.5

Undisputed

Jul 17, 2002

Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convicted to a life sentence due to a passionate crime. Iceman Chambers is the heavyweight champion, who lost his title due to a rape conviction to ten years in Sweetwater. When these two giants collide in the same prison, they fight against each other disputing who is the real champion.