my top 2 actor happen to be in this film robert ryan and robert mitchum . ryan could play anything from shakespeare to arthur miller and play it magnificently . in this film when he start his speech . people with name like samuel and others with name that be hard to say it be chill to watch him . robert young play the policeman who be call to investigate the murder of samuel ( sam levine ) and a civilian and who be chat with several soldier in a bar . mitchell be the soldier want in connection with it his wallet have be find in the apartment . but mitchell be a gentle soldier and who be only miss his wife . the story be tell from different perspective . mitchell and samuel strike up a friendship and go back to samuels apartment . samuel seem to know the loneliness that mitchell be feel . for year you have be concentrate on one peanut and now it be go you do not know what to feel he say about the war . ryan be superb a monty and the psychotic racist . robert young ( along with dick powell ) be an actor whose career be re juvenated by film noir . crossfire and they win not believe me and the other woman be great example . robert mitchum be his usual laid back self a the philosopical keeley . gloria graham and paul kelly a the odd couple be outstanding as well in their brief but tell role . this be probably the best film about racism ever make .