Backfire (1950)
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Directors
Vincent Sherman
Cast
Gordon MacRae, Edmond O'Brien, Virginia Mayo, Viveca Lindfors, Dane Clark, Ed Begley, Sheila MacRae, Mack Williams
The story
American soldier Bob Corey, seriously wounded at the end of World War II is a patient at an army hospital undergoing several surgical operations on his spine. He has fallen in love with his nurse, Julie Benson. Bob's military pal Steve Connolly arrives to discuss plans for the ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona that they plan to purchase and operate together.
Genres
Film Noir, crime film, film noir
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