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Crime Wave: Directed by André De Toth. With Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia. Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- André De Toth
- 1954-03-06
Crime Wave (also known as The City Is Dark) is a 1954 American film noir starring Sterling Hayden and Gene Nelson, and directed by Andre de Toth. It was adapted from a short story which originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post - "Criminal Mark" by John and Ward Hawkins.
Synopsis by Bruce Eder. A car with two men visible in it pulls up to a Los Angeles service station at night, with a single attendant (Dub Taylor) working. As he starts to pump the gas, he doesn't see the third man come around the side until it's too late and he's knocked cold.
Overview. Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job. André de Toth. Director. John Hawkins. Story. Ward Hawkins. Story. Crane Wilbur. Writer.
A reformed parolee is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.
- Andre Detoth, James Mcmahon
- Sterling Hayden
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Crime Wave (1954) - Directed by André De Toth, produced by Bryan Foy and starring Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson, Jay Novello, Nedrick Young, James Bell,and more...
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.
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