Backfire!_(1962_film)

<i>Backfire!</i> (1962 film)

Backfire! (1962 film)

1962 British film by Paul Almond

Backfire! (also known as Backfire) is a 1962 second feature[1] British film directed by Paul Almond and starring Alfred Burke, Zena Marshall and Oliver Johnston.[2] Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it was based on a story by Edgar Wallace.

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Plot

Long-established cosmetics company Venetia Beauty Preparations is in serious financial trouble, having been taken from success to near-ruin by the unscrupulous actions of the devious Mitchell Logan and his wife Pauline, who have inveigled their way to become business partners of the elderly founder Bernard Curzon. Against Curzon's wishes, Logan engages the services of a professional arsonist to burn the factory down, intending to claim on the insurance. But his plan goes horribly wrong.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Economical thriller in the Edgar Wallace series, adequately acted and presented."[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. pp. 328 n87. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. [2]
    "Backfire!". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Backfire!". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 29 (336): 66. 1 January 1962 – via ProQuest.
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