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Backfire!

  • 1962
  • 1h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Backfire! (1962)
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  • Director
    • Paul Almond
  • Writers
    • Robert Banks Stewart
    • Edgar Wallace
  • Stars
    • Alfred Burke
    • Zena Marshall
    • Oliver Johnston
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    93
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Almond
    • Writers
      • Robert Banks Stewart
      • Edgar Wallace
    • Stars
      • Alfred Burke
      • Zena Marshall
      • Oliver Johnston
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Alfred Burke
    Alfred Burke
    • Mitchell Logan
    Zena Marshall
    Zena Marshall
    • Pauline Logan
    Oliver Johnston
    Oliver Johnston
    • Bernard Curzon
    Noel Trevarthen
    Noel Trevarthen
    • Jack Bryce
    Suzanne Neve
    Suzanne Neve
    • Shirley Curzon
    Derek Francis
    • Arthur Tilsley
    John Cazabon
    John Cazabon
    • Willy Kyser
    Madeleine Christie
    • Hannah Chenko
    Claire Nielson
    • Valentina Chenko
    • (as Claire Isbister)
    Frank Hawkins
    • Inspector Fletcher
    Donald Eccles
    Donald Eccles
    • Hargreaves
    Melody O'Brian
    • Thelma
    Edwin Brown
    Edwin Brown
    • Commissionaire
    Beresford Williams
    • Nightwatchman
    Bernard Kay
    Bernard Kay
    • Fire Chief
    Philip Ray
    Philip Ray
    • Coroner
    Audrey Nicholson
    • Maid in Hotel
    Terry Bale
    • Vanman
    • Director
      • Paul Almond
    • Writers
      • Robert Banks Stewart
      • Edgar Wallace
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    • Trivia
      One of a series of second feature films based on Edgar Wallace novels, released between 1960 and 1965 in British cinemas. The films were later sold to American TV and screened there as The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959).
    • Connections
      Edited into The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Backfire! (1962)
    • Soundtracks
      Comedy Bridges
      (uncredited)
      Music by Robert Sharples
      Berry Music Ltd

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • 1962 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Merton Park Studios, Merton, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Merton Park Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 1m(61 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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