Crime Wave
“Before your shocked eyes -- the city blasted SIN-SIDE OUT!”
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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Cast
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Sterling Hayden
Det. Lt. Sims
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The Killing
Gene Nelson
Steve Lacey
Known for
Oklahoma!
Phyllis Kirk
Ellen Lacey
Known for
House of Wax
Ted de Corsia
'Doc' Penny
Known for
The Killing
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Charles Bronson
Ben Hastings
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Death Wish
Jay Novello
Dr. Otto Hessler
Known for
The Lost World
The Pride and the Passion
Nedrick Young
Gat Morgan
Known for
Gun Crazy
The Defiant Ones
James Bell
Daniel O'Keefe
Known for
I Walked with a Zombie
The Leopard Man
Dub Taylor
Gus Snider
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
Bonnie and Clyde
Gayle Kellogg
Detective Kelly
Also in
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
Mack Chandler
Sully
Also in
Undersea Girl
Iris Adrian
Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited)
Known for
The Odd Couple
The Love Bug
André de Toth Director · Crane Wilbur Writer John Hawkins Story
United States release January 12, 1954 · Produced in United States
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · October 22, 1953
Limited theatrical
United States · January 12, 1954
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
March 6, 1954 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 6, 1954 · Theatrical
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