definitely a must see for all fan of film noir . thanks to a fine script and crisp and razor sharp direction a top cast come together and work like a well oiled clock to produce a crackerjack psychological thriller . wonderful characterization articulate the movie powerful message of racial and religious tolerance . it difficult and almost unjust to single out any one particular performance because there isn not a weak link in the entire company but robert ryan a the hateful and violent white supremacist be truly spine chilling . make this film in the 1940s would have take a lot of courage . now and all these year later and at a time when contemporary movie be dominate by a ridiculous over abundance of foul language and bare breast and crummy acting and deafen soundtrack it refresh to get back to the basic of quality film make with a view treat like crossfire . another low budget gem from the hollywood archive .