Backfire

1950 film by Vincent Sherman
Movie film Q1969572
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Backfire

Summary

Backfire is a film[1]. Backfire ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Backfire's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Backfire's director is recorded as Vincent Sherman[4].
  • Backfire's screenwriter is recorded as Ivan Goff[5].
  • Backfire's composer is recorded as Daniele Amfitheatrof[6].
  • Backfire's genre is recorded as film noir[7].
  • Backfire's genre is recorded as crime film[8].
  • Backfire's cast member is recorded as Virginia Mayo[9].
  • Backfire's cast member is recorded as Gordon MacRae[10].
  • Backfire's cast member is recorded as Edmond O'Brien[11].
  • Backfire's cast member is recorded as Dane Clark[12].
  • Backfire's cast member is recorded as Ed Begley[13].
  • Backfire's cast member is recorded as John Ridgely[14].
  • Backfire's cast member is recorded as Monte Blue[15].
  • Backfire's cast member is recorded as Richard Rober[16].
  • Backfire's cast member is recorded as Sheila MacRae[17].
  • Backfire's cast member is recorded as Viveca Lindfors[18].
  • Backfire's cast member is recorded as Leonard Strong[19].
  • Backfire's cast member is recorded as Harry Woods[20].
  • Backfire's producer is recorded as Anthony Veiller[21].
  • Backfire's production company is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[22].
  • Backfire's director of photography is recorded as Carl E. Guthrie[23].
  • Backfire's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0042219[24].
  • Backfire's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25].
  • Backfire's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[26].
  • Backfire's color is recorded as black-and-white[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Backfire's producer is recorded as Anthony Veiller[21]. Backfire's director is recorded as Vincent Sherman[4]. Backfire's screenwriter is recorded as Ivan Goff[5]. Cast members include Virginia Mayo[9], Gordon MacRae[10], Edmond O'Brien[11], Dane Clark[12], Ed Begley[13], and John Ridgely[14].

Publication

Backfire's publication date is recorded as +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Backfire's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25]. Genres include film noir[7] and crime film[8].

Why It Matters

Backfire ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2] Backfire has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Backfire. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/backfire-q1969572
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_backfire-q1969572_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Backfire}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/backfire-q1969572}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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