Crossfire

This drama was one of the first major-studio efforts to confront anti-semitism (beating the Oscar-winning {|Gentleman's Agreement|} by several months), and it features a standout performance from {|Robert Ryan|} as a bigoted soldier on the run. Monty Montogomery (Ryan) is a violent and unstable soldier who, while out on a pass, goes on a drinking spree with three buddies, Floyd ({|Steve Brodie|}), Arthur ({|George A. Cooper|}), and Leroy ({|William Phipps|}). While boozing it up in a tavern...