I like how it doesn't really focus on any one character and it takes up a serious issue without getting too preachy. The rest is very solid and makes this all in all great :)

Aside from being a decent noir, this is notable for its early and tactful handling of the subject of antisemitism (and bigotry in general), as well as the issue of soldiers' malaise after the war ended. Solid work by all involved.

When both Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan's names show up in Crossfire's credits, you know one of them did it. A pair of two more charmingly sinister actors of this era, I couldn't imagine. (Robert Young plays the straight-arrow detective to this mystery, because you apparently have to be named Robert to be in the film.) Part of the post-war malaise subgenre, this Noir features servicemen, both active and recently released, and an antisemitic murder. The jig is up pretty early a to who the culprit is, and oof, the anti-prejudice message is loud and in your face, quite hokey in its presentation, actually, so I can't give this full marks. Mitchum is, as usual, the one to watch and gets all the best dialog, especially compared to Young's PSA speeches. It's beautifully shot, and I always enjoy Gloria Graham (It's a Wonderful Life), but Crossfire is too dated to leave much of a mark.