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A Movie A Day: Quint on CROSSFIRE (1947)
Hate is like a loaded gun.

I may have to try this.
by Cletus Van Damme		Jul 26th, 2008
12:14:54 PM
I like this cast a lot.
second
by filmcrazy14		Jul 26th, 2008
12:36:57 PM
yea
how many more movies?
by hey...jonboy		Jul 26th, 2008
12:54:21 PM
i guess this is just for your enjoyment at this point quint. seems to garner little interest.
quint
by ddog		Jul 26th, 2008
12:58:01 PM
you should post a pic of your dvd collection! come on and show us your shit like in joblo! i want to see a dvd collection thats thousands strong. that sounds too good too pass up.
Never been a big Sinatra fan, movie or
by Grammaton Cleric Binks		Jul 26th, 2008
01:02:46 PM
music wise. However, the upcoming Von Ryan's Express is really good. Quint, we love the reviews, but you gotta take it easy. Hasn't it already been 30 days? Stick to one a week.
Von Ryan's Express
by Alonzo Mosely		Jul 26th, 2008
01:20:48 PM
Is just a damn fine little movie... Oh, and why knock Quint for actually doing what no other writer on this site has ever managed, in it's entire history, do a regular series and keep deadlines. You know like writers in the real world do.

Besides if he manages to hit a year I am sure he could get himself a book deal out of it - A Movie a Day - AICN's Quint brings you a years worth of movies, each one connected to the last.

Yes it's a long title, but it will have glowing quotes from Harry Knowles and Drew McWeeney on the cover...

This series is the best thing on AICN
by palimpsest		Jul 26th, 2008
03:24:47 PM
And yep, a year's worth would be both a fine achievement and might well work as a book. Heck, if Vern can write a book, how hard can it be?
crossfire
by Raymond Shaw		Jul 26th, 2008
03:33:37 PM
My favorite part of this movie is the business between Gloria Graham and the guy who might or might not be her husband (Paul Kelley). It doesn't have much to do with the main plot but it adds a nice touch of sleaze to the goings-on. Also, if you haven't seen it "On Dangerous Ground" by Nicholas Ray has another great performance by Robert Ryan -- as a cop. It's a sort of distant cousin to "Insomnia".
They don't make em like Mitchum and Ryan
by Tacom		Jul 26th, 2008
03:33:46 PM
Most male actors today aren't even a fraction as tough as those guys. Von Ryan's Express is also a pretty badass flick and Sinatra's great.
quadfather
by hey...jonboy		Jul 26th, 2008
05:31:49 PM
well im glad some people get a use out of it (90% though? doubtful). i personally have nothing against it; i just was curious how many movies this would continue for. i think its a waste of time to watch random old movies just for the hell of it, but then again i am the one wasting time commenting on somebody who is writing about watching boring old films everyday.
Great review of a great movie
by Mgmax		Jul 26th, 2008
07:29:12 PM
I think this movie gets underrated by noir buffs because it does have an obvious message, but it's absolutely top-notch all the way. As you note, the main reason is Ryan, playing the kind of bigot who just can't imagine that deep down you don't feel the same way; he keeps trying to reach for the place under the surface where you'll find common ground against the enemy, and being surprised he can't locate it. But the atmosphere and the combo of Young and Mitchum is superb too. I would recommend looking for Bad Day at Black Rock, another prejudice tale he turns up in, which is also a very fine film. Anyway, thanks for revisiting some fine films and the yahoos who are proud of their ignorance of films of this era condemn themselves with their own words.
Ryan is Incredible in this! watched it in HistoryofFilm 2 ...
by George Newman		Jul 27th, 2008
01:04:08 AM
watched for film class last spring. Great stuff.
Alonzo Mosely just to let you know I wasn't
by Grammaton Cleric Binks		Jul 27th, 2008
12:14:31 PM
knocking Quint for doing this every day because there are better talkbacks. Au contraire, these are some of the best because of the maturity of the discussions. I love reading these every day. I just don't want Quint to burn himself out, and end this series. If he's up for the task I say go for it, but don't overdo it.
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