Backfire
“That "White Heat" girl turns it on again!..”
CrimeMysteryRomanceThriller
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.
VIBE
A shadowy, rain-slicked journey through post-war paranoia. This film noir drips with cynicism and moral ambiguity, following a war vet into a labyrinth of deceit. Expect smoky rooms, double-crosses, and a pervasive sense of unease.
grittysuspensefulmelancholicnoirsteadyclassic film noirlow-key lightinghardboiledloyaltybetrayalpost-war disillusionmentjustice
war veteranboxerfilm noirmilitary hospital
