Crossfire (1947 film)
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| Directed by | Edward Dmytryk |
| Produced by | Adrian Scott |
| Screenplay by | John Paxton |
| Based on | the novel, The Brick Foxhole by Richard Brooks |
| Starring |
Robert Young Robert Mitchum Robert Ryan Gloria Grahame |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | Harry Gerstad |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $678,000 |
| Box office | $2.5 million (US rentals) |
Crossfire is a 1947 film noir drama film which deals with the theme of anti-Semitism, as did that year's Academy Award for Best Picture winner, Gentleman's Agreement. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk and the screenplay was written by John Paxton, based on the 1945 novel The Brick Foxhole by screenwriter and director Richard Brooks. The film features Robert Mitchum, Robert Young, Robert Ryan and Gloria Grahame. It received five Academy Award nominations, including Ryan for Best Supporting Actor and Gloria Grahame for Best Supporting Actress. It was the first B movie to receive a best picture nomination.
After he's called in to investigate the brutal killing of Joseph Samuels (Sam Levene), who was found dead at his home, police investigator Finlay (Robert Young) discovers there may be a murderer among a group of demobilized soldiers, who had been seen with Samuels and his female friend at a hotel bar that night.
Meanwhile, Sergeant Keeley (Robert Mitchum), concerned that his friend Mitch (George Cooper) may be the prime suspect, decides to investigate the murder to clear his friend's name. To both investigators, each suspected soldier relays his version of that night through flashback. The first to step up is Montgomery (Robert Ryan) and the rest are Floyd (Steve Brodie), Mitch, and a possible witness Ginny (Gloria Grahame).
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