Backfire (1950 film)
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Backfire (1950 film) is a 1950 American film noir crime drama centered on a wounded World War II veteran drawn into a web of mystery and deception while searching for his missing friend.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Backfire (1950 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10810862 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Backfire (1950 film) Context triple: [Sheila MacRae, appearedIn, Backfire (1950 film)]
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A.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 American film noir crime drama notable for its exploration of racial tension and its starring role by Harry Belafonte.
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B.
Reprisal!
Reprisal! is a 1956 American Western film starring Guy Madison as a man of mixed heritage seeking justice and acceptance in a racially divided frontier town.
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C.
The Big Heat
The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral vengeance.
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D.
Destroy All Monsters
Destroy All Monsters was an experimental noise rock and performance art collective from Michigan known for its avant-garde, underground approach and later association with members of bands like The Stooges and MC5.
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E.
Destroy All Monsters
Destroy All Monsters is a 1968 Japanese kaiju film from Toho Studios that features Godzilla and numerous other giant monsters in a climactic battle against alien-controlled invaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Backfire (1950 film) Target entity description: Backfire (1950 film) is a 1950 American film noir crime drama centered on a wounded World War II veteran drawn into a web of mystery and deception while searching for his missing friend.
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A.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 American film noir crime drama notable for its exploration of racial tension and its starring role by Harry Belafonte.
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B.
Reprisal!
Reprisal! is a 1956 American Western film starring Guy Madison as a man of mixed heritage seeking justice and acceptance in a racially divided frontier town.
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C.
The Big Heat
The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral vengeance.
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D.
Destroy All Monsters
Destroy All Monsters was an experimental noise rock and performance art collective from Michigan known for its avant-garde, underground approach and later association with members of bands like The Stooges and MC5.
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E.
Destroy All Monsters
Destroy All Monsters is a 1968 Japanese kaiju film from Toho Studios that features Godzilla and numerous other giant monsters in a climactic battle against alien-controlled invaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Larry Marcus ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Carl E. Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfRelease |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Vincent Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Clarence Kolster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStudio | Warner Bros. Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
veterans hospital ⓘ |
| leadActor | Gordon MacRae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Virginia Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bob Corey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Daniele Amfitheatrof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
amnesia
ⓘ
crime investigation ⓘ friendship ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American film noir cycle ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A wounded World War II veteran searches for his missing friend and becomes entangled in a web of mystery and deception. ⓘ |
| producer | Anthony Veiller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | January 13, 1950 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Roberts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivan Goff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| starred |
Dane Clark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmond O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon MacRae NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Rober NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ Viveca Lindfors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Backfire (1950 film) Description of subject: Backfire (1950 film) is a 1950 American film noir crime drama centered on a wounded World War II veteran drawn into a web of mystery and deception while searching for his missing friend.
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