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''Crossfire'' is a 1947 FilmNoir directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring three men named Robert: Creator/RobertYoung, Creator/RobertMitchum, and Creator/RobertRyan.
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* BMovie: Shot in 20 days for $500,000. Wiki/TheOtherWiki calls it the first B-Movie to be nominated for Best Picture.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Montgomery kills Bowers, the only witness to the crime, when he learns that Bowers has contacted other soldiers for money to get out of town.
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* BadassBoast: Keeley, when being questioned by Finlay. All the better for being delivered in Robert Mitchum's perpetually sleepy-eyed murmur.
-->'''Keeley''': If you think ''he'' killed anyone, you're crazy.
-->'''Finlay''': Why?
-->'''Keeley''': He's not the type.
-->'''Finlay''': Everyone's the type.
-->'''Keeley''': He ''couldn't'' kill anybody.
-->'''Finlay''': Could you?
-->'''Keeley''': I have.
-->'''Finlay''': Where?
-->'''Keeley''': [''Pause''] Where you get medals for it.
-->'''Keeley''': If you think ''he'' killed anyone, you're crazy.
-->'''Finlay''': Why?
-->'''Keeley''': He's not the type.
-->'''Finlay''': Everyone's the type.
-->'''Keeley''': He ''couldn't'' kill anybody.
-->'''Finlay''': Could you?
-->'''Keeley''': I have.
-->'''Finlay''': Where?
-->'''Keeley''': [''Pause''] Where you get medals for it.
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* {{Bowdlerize}}: The motive behind the killing in the source novel is homophobia. This was changed to anti-semitism for the film due to UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode outlawing any mention of homosexuality in films at the time.
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* {{Bowdlerize}}: The motive behind the killing in the source novel is homophobia. This was changed to anti-semitism antisemitism for the film due to UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode outlawing any mention of homosexuality in films at the time.
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A man named Samuels is found beaten to death in his apartment. Detective Finlay (Young) first focuses on a young soldier, Corporal Arthur Mitchell, who had been seen in Samuels's company that night and whose wallet was found in Samuels's couch. Sgt. Keeley (Mitchum), leader of Mitchell's squad, doesn't believe that Mitchell could possibly be a killer, so he investigates the murder himself. Eventually suspicion shifts from Mitchell to another member of the unit, Montgomery (Ryan), who was also there that night and turns out to have his own motive for murder.
''Crossfire'' was one of the first movies made in Hollywood to deal with anti-Semitism as a theme. Became something of a DuelingMovies example along with ''Film/GentlemansAgreement'', the other major 1947 release that featured anti-Semitism as a theme.
''Crossfire'' was one of the first movies made in Hollywood to deal with anti-Semitism as a theme. Became something of a DuelingMovies example along with ''Film/GentlemansAgreement'', the other major 1947 release that featured anti-Semitism as a theme.
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A man named Samuels is found beaten to death in his apartment. Detective Finlay (Young) first focuses on a young soldier, Corporal Arthur Mitchell, who had who'd been seen in Samuels's company earlier that night and whose wallet was found in Samuels's couch. Sgt. Keeley (Mitchum), The leader of Mitchell's squad, unit, Sergeant Keeley (Mitchum), doesn't believe that Mitchell could possibly be a killer, so he investigates the murder himself. Eventually suspicion shifts from Mitchell to another member of the unit, Montgomery (Ryan), who was who'd also there interacted with Samuels that night night-- and who turns out to have his own motive for murder.
One of the first Hollywood films to deal with the topic of antisemitism, ''Crossfire''was one of the first movies made in Hollywood to deal with anti-Semitism as a theme. Became became something of a DuelingMovies example along with ''Film/GentlemansAgreement'', the other another major 1947 release that featured anti-Semitism as a theme.
exploring the same theme.
One of the first Hollywood films to deal with the topic of antisemitism, ''Crossfire''
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* AnAesop: Anti-Semitism? Bigotry? They're bad.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Montgomery really really ''really'' hates Jews. This is all the motive he needed to kill Samuels.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Montgomery really really really, really, ''really'' hates Jews. This is Which turns out to be all the motive he needed to kill Samuels.
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''Crossfire'' is a 1947 FilmNoir directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring three men named Robert: Robert Young, Creator/RobertMitchum, and Creator/RobertRyan.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It's implied that Ginny (Creator/GloriaGrahame) is a prostitute, but all she does in the movie is encourage men to drink at the nightclub where she works.
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* {{Bowdlerize}}: the The motive behind the killing in the source novel is homophobia. This was changed to anti-semitism for the film due to UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode outlawing any mention of homosexuality in films at the time.
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* SatelliteCharacter: Montgomery is the bad guy and Finlay is the detective. Keeley--has almost nothing to do, really. Mitchum's character could have been cut out of the movie without making big changes to the story.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It's implied that Ginny (Gloria Grahame) is a prostitute, but all she does in the movie is encourage men to drink at the nightclub where she works.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It's implied that Ginny (Gloria Grahame) (Creator/GloriaGrahame) is a prostitute, but all she does in the movie is encourage men to drink at the nightclub where she works.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Montgomery really really really hates Jews. This is all the motive he needed to kill Samuels.
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* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Another main theme. Samuels commiserates with Mitchell about how hard it is to go back to ordinary civilian life after having spent years fighting in the war. Mitchell himself is feeling alienated from his old career as an artist and is very nervous about seeing his wife again.
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* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Another main theme. Samuels commiserates with Mitchell about how hard it is to go back to ordinary civilian life after having spent years fighting in the war. Mitchell himself is feeling alienated from his old career as an artist and is very nervous about seeing his wife again.again.
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* AnAesop: Anti-Semitism? Bigotry? They're bad.
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* ActionPrologue: Begins with the murder of Samuels.
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''Crossfire'' is a 1947 film directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring three men named Robert: Robert Young, Creator/RobertMitchum, and Robert Ryan.
A man named Samuels is found beaten to death in his apartment. Detective Finlay (Young) first focuses on a young soldier, Corporal Arthur Mitchell, who had been seen in Samuels's company that night and whose wallet was found in Samuels's couch. Sgt. Keeley (Mitchum), leader of Mitchell's squad, doesn't believe that Mitchell could possibly be a killer, so he investigates the murder himself. Eventually suspicion shifts from Mitchell to another member of the unit, Montgomery (Ryan), who was also there that night and turns out to have his own motive for murder.
''Crossfire'' was one of the first movies made in Hollywood to deal with anti-Semitism as a theme. Became something of a DuelingMovies example along with ''Film/GentlemansAgreement'', the other major 1947 release that featured anti-Semitism as a theme.
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* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: Keeley (Mitchum) is rather philosophical about the possibility that his wife may have stepped out on him while he was away at war.
* BluffingTheMurderer: Montgomery kills Floyd, the only witness to his murder of Samuels. Finlay, who has no hard evidence against Montgomery, devises a ruse. Leroy, another soldier, leads Montgomery to believe that Floyd is actually still alive, then shows Montgomery a paper with the address of the boarding house Floyd is at. Montgomery then shows up at Floyd's room, claiming to have been sent there by Leroy--except that Leroy gave him ''the wrong address''. Montgomery's arrival at the right room proves that he was there before and catches him out as the murderer.
* ActionPrologue: Begins with the murder of Samuels.
* {{Chiaroscuro}}: Lots of moody, shadowy lighting throughout, setting a tense mood.
* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Floyd, who was there when Montgomery killed Samuels, is very jittery and has trouble lighting his cigarette when Montgomery meets him at the boarding house.
* {{Flashback}}: Both Mitchell and Montgomery give their versions of what went down at the nightclub via flashback scenes.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It's implied that Ginny (Gloria Grahame) is a prostitute, but all she does in the movie is encourage men to drink at the nightclub where she works.
* HitlerCam: Used for a shot of Montgomery when Leroy picks up the piece of paper with the address that Montgomery drops at his feet.
* ImpairmentShot: Done during Mitchell's flashback when he recounts getting very very drunk in Samuels's apartment.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Montgomery really really really hates Jews. This is all the motive he needed to kill Samuels.
* PosthumousCharacter: Samuels, murdered in the opening scene, pops up in both flashbacks.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: How Ginny is dressed when Mitchell meets her in a nightclub.
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Another main theme. Samuels commiserates with Mitchell about how hard it is to go back to ordinary civilian life after having spent years fighting in the war. Mitchell himself is feeling alienated from his old career as an artist and is very nervous about seeing his wife again.
A man named Samuels is found beaten to death in his apartment. Detective Finlay (Young) first focuses on a young soldier, Corporal Arthur Mitchell, who had been seen in Samuels's company that night and whose wallet was found in Samuels's couch. Sgt. Keeley (Mitchum), leader of Mitchell's squad, doesn't believe that Mitchell could possibly be a killer, so he investigates the murder himself. Eventually suspicion shifts from Mitchell to another member of the unit, Montgomery (Ryan), who was also there that night and turns out to have his own motive for murder.
''Crossfire'' was one of the first movies made in Hollywood to deal with anti-Semitism as a theme. Became something of a DuelingMovies example along with ''Film/GentlemansAgreement'', the other major 1947 release that featured anti-Semitism as a theme.
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* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: Keeley (Mitchum) is rather philosophical about the possibility that his wife may have stepped out on him while he was away at war.
* BluffingTheMurderer: Montgomery kills Floyd, the only witness to his murder of Samuels. Finlay, who has no hard evidence against Montgomery, devises a ruse. Leroy, another soldier, leads Montgomery to believe that Floyd is actually still alive, then shows Montgomery a paper with the address of the boarding house Floyd is at. Montgomery then shows up at Floyd's room, claiming to have been sent there by Leroy--except that Leroy gave him ''the wrong address''. Montgomery's arrival at the right room proves that he was there before and catches him out as the murderer.
* ActionPrologue: Begins with the murder of Samuels.
* {{Chiaroscuro}}: Lots of moody, shadowy lighting throughout, setting a tense mood.
* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Floyd, who was there when Montgomery killed Samuels, is very jittery and has trouble lighting his cigarette when Montgomery meets him at the boarding house.
* {{Flashback}}: Both Mitchell and Montgomery give their versions of what went down at the nightclub via flashback scenes.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It's implied that Ginny (Gloria Grahame) is a prostitute, but all she does in the movie is encourage men to drink at the nightclub where she works.
* HitlerCam: Used for a shot of Montgomery when Leroy picks up the piece of paper with the address that Montgomery drops at his feet.
* ImpairmentShot: Done during Mitchell's flashback when he recounts getting very very drunk in Samuels's apartment.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Montgomery really really really hates Jews. This is all the motive he needed to kill Samuels.
* PosthumousCharacter: Samuels, murdered in the opening scene, pops up in both flashbacks.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: How Ginny is dressed when Mitchell meets her in a nightclub.
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Another main theme. Samuels commiserates with Mitchell about how hard it is to go back to ordinary civilian life after having spent years fighting in the war. Mitchell himself is feeling alienated from his old career as an artist and is very nervous about seeing his wife again.
