Cross Fire

Cross Fire (1933)

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

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.

Date of release
1933-05-28
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
55m
Genres
Romance, Western
Director
Otto Brower

Casting

Interesting facts

Cross Fire is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film starring Tom Keene and directed by Otto Brower. Produced and distributed by RKO, it cost $26,000 to make and produced a profit of $30,000. The plot follows a soldier who returns from World War I and seeks justice for a man falsely accused of murder. Critical reviews were mixed, with some praising the story and others stating that the action was overridden by the plot.

Production and release

Production for Cross Fire began in March 1933 and was produced and distributed by RKO studios. RKO claimed the copyright on June 12, 1933. Harold Shumate created the story and wrote the screenplay with help from Tom McNamara, who added further dialogue. Cross Fire was released on June 30, 1933 with a running time of 55 minutes. The last of Tom Keene's RKO Westerns, it is classified as a B film.

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