Sterling Hayden
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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.
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.
- (4.4K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- André De Toth
- 1954-03-06
Apr 25, 1986 · Crimewave: Directed by Sam Raimi. With Louise Lasser, Paul L. Smith, Brion James, Sheree J. Wilson. A pair of whacked-out cartoon-like exterminator/hitmen kill the owner of a burglar-alarm company, and stalk the partner who hired them, his wife, and a nerd framed for the murder, who tells the story in flashback from the electric chair.
- Sam Raimi
- 73
- 2 min
Crime Wave (also known as The City Is Dark) is a 1954 FILM NOlR, directed by Andre DeToth. It was adapted from a short story which originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post - "Criminal Mark" by John and Ward Hawkins. It stars Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk and Charles Bronson.
- 74 min
- 9.2K
- Primrose Greengage
In Los Angeles, escaped convicts from San Quentin, Doc Penny, Ben Hastings and Gat Morgan, hold up a gas station, and although they get away with a small amount of money, a policeman is killed and Gat is wounded. Leaving behind Gat with part of the loot and a stolen car, Doc and Hastings head south to do a robbery, hoping to trick the police ...
- Andre Detoth, James Mcmahon
- Sterling Hayden
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An unusual slapstick mix of film noir, black comedy, Hitchcockian suspense, and B-movie conventions, Crimewave portrays bizarre situations involving a nebbish everyman (Birney) entangled in a murderous plot while pursuing his love interest (Wilson).
Summaries. Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. Three San Quentin escapees (Penny, Hastings and Morgan) kill a cop in a gas-station holdup.
