{"product_id":"1947-crossfire-title-lobby-card-rko-film-noir-movie","title":"1947 Crossfire Title Lobby Card RKO Film Noir Movie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eDate: 1947\u003cbr\u003eArtist: Unknown \u003cbr\u003eSize (in): 14” x 11”\u003cbr\u003eSize (cm): 35.6 x 27.8\u003cbr\u003eCondition: A-\u003cbr\u003eLinen backed: No\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eThis is a vintage original title lobby card for the critically acclaimed 1947 RKO Pictures American crime film noir \u003cem\u003eCrossfire\u003c\/em\u003e.  This film was directed by Edward Dmytryk and starred Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Paul Kelly and Sam Levene. The screenplay was by John Paxton and based on the 1945 novel \u003cem\u003eThe Brick Foxhole\u003c\/em\u003e by Richard Brooks.   The film was a critical and commercial success nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor for Ryan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eThe film’s plot concerns a murder investigation among a group of United States military personnel just after the end of WWII.  Antisemitism is the primary motivating factor in the killing make this film the first American feature film to deal with the topic.  The Eli Kazan directed \u003cem\u003eGentlemen’s Agreement\u003c\/em\u003e would come out a few months later and also deal with the subject of antisemitism.  Shortly after the film’s release, director Edward Dmytryk would be blacklisted as one of the so called Hollywood Ten for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) investigating communist infiltration into the movie industry.  Dmytryk would make a comeback in Hollywood and direct the 1954 Best Picture nominee \u003cem\u003eThe Caine Mutiny\u003c\/em\u003e.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eThis vintage original title lobby card for the 1947 first American release of \u003cem\u003eCrossfire\u003c\/em\u003e is free of tape or pinholes and shows only light handling wear including a short tear of less than a half inch on the left border which is confined to the margin and doesn’t extend into the image area.  Overall condition is very good. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Age Posters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52027649327384,"sku":"26040281 Drawer 26","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/7794\/1863\/files\/IMG_9260.jpg?v=1777940313","url":"https:\/\/goldenageposters.com\/products\/1947-crossfire-title-lobby-card-rko-film-noir-movie","provider":"Golden Age Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}