A ★★★ review of Crossfire (1947)

More Roberts than you can shake a stick at. Roberts Mitchum, Young and Ryan star in this 40s murder mystery that also takes the time to address the dangers of...anti-Semitism. The first act is a series of hiccup-y exposition dumps and it's not long before you hope it doesn't get too repetitive. It doesn't. The mystery itself is handled well enough as it becomes less a whodunnit than a why-dunnit. Everything is painted in broad strokes and all the actors play to their relative strengths. The ending feels abrupt but satisfying. You half expect a member of the cast to