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Cross Fire

Cross Fire

Cross Fire

Cross Fire

Tom Keene in a rousing story of man, woman and horseflesh!

1933•55m•

★6.5(2 ratings)

RomanceWestern

Overview

Tom and five older respected business men run the Sierra mine. When Tom leaves for Europe to fight in WW1, everything is OK. When he returns after the war he finds his former assistant not only in control of the mine but the whole town. His former partners have fled becoming outlaws and are now robbing the mine shipments of money they believe is really theirs.

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Main Cast

Tom Keene

Tom Keene

Tom "Jack" Allen

Betty Furness

Betty Furness

Pat "Mike" Plummer

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Ed Wimpy

Eddie Phillips

Eddie Phillips

Bert King

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Kreuger

Lafe McKee

Lafe McKee

Daniel Plummer

Jules Cowles

Jules Cowles

Whitney T. Wilson

Tom Brower

Tom Brower

Charlie Rudorph

Nick Cogley

Nick Cogley

Milas P. Stiles

Murdock MacQuarrie

Murdock MacQuarrie

Jim Wells

Charles K. French

Charles K. French

Johnny Wheeler

Kid Wagner

Kid Wagner

One Round McGraw

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Otto Brower
Assistant Director: Ray Lissner

Writing

Story: Harold Shumate
Screenplay: Harold Shumate

Production

Associate Producer: David Lewis
Executive Producer: Merian C. Cooper
Producer: David O. Selznick

Music & Sound

Sound: Hugh McDowell Jr.
Sound: Max Steiner

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Nicholas Musuraca

Editing

Editor: Frederic Knudtson

Art Direction

Art Direction: Carroll Clark

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Walter Plunkett

Keywords

war veteranmine

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Tom Keene in a rousing story of man, woman and horseflesh!"

#2

The film was directed by Otto Brower.

#3

The screenplay was written by Harold Shumate.

#4

Cinematography was handled by Nicholas Musuraca.

#5

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0023921.

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Rating

6.5/10

Good

2 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Cross Fire

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

RKO Radio Pictures

RKO Radio Pictures