Very few films have been provided an all star cast to work with such as Crossfire and the film was deserving of the "gotchya ending" superb twist for the crime solvers. A murder takes place in the opening scene and through a sequence of conversations that take place we are walked through flashbacks to find out who the murderer is but will the slick Detective Finlay (Robert Young) figure out who is the murderer. Two of the demobilized military personnel who enjoy playing poker as a past time are Keeley (Robert Mitchum) and Montgomery (Robert Ryan) who get right into the middle of the police murder investigation. It is no coincidence that three of the key performers in Crossfire are actors named Robert and each is a film star in their own right and bring their A game to the films story line.
Add the stellar acting of the two female stars in Gloria Grahame who plays dance hall girl Ginny, and the beautiful Jaqueline White who plays a more obscure role as Mary the sympathetic wife of the number one murder suspect Mitchell (George Cooper) we have the makings of a superb murder mystery film produced in 1947, some 75 years earlier.
The murderer is a racist and homophobic brute (although in 1947 the film treaded lightly on the homosexual undertone of the film) responsible for his own downfall by the clever Detective Finlay and without giving away any spoilers the ending is worth the long anticipated wait. I give Crossfire an overall exceptional 8 out of 10 IMDB rating.
Add the stellar acting of the two female stars in Gloria Grahame who plays dance hall girl Ginny, and the beautiful Jaqueline White who plays a more obscure role as Mary the sympathetic wife of the number one murder suspect Mitchell (George Cooper) we have the makings of a superb murder mystery film produced in 1947, some 75 years earlier.
The murderer is a racist and homophobic brute (although in 1947 the film treaded lightly on the homosexual undertone of the film) responsible for his own downfall by the clever Detective Finlay and without giving away any spoilers the ending is worth the long anticipated wait. I give Crossfire an overall exceptional 8 out of 10 IMDB rating.