Crime in the Streets
“How can you tell them to be good when their girl friends like them better when they're bad!...”
A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.
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Cast
14 people
James Whitmore
Ben Wagner
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Planet of the Apes
Sal Mineo
Angelo 'Baby' Gioia
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
John Cassavetes
Frankie Dane
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
The Dirty Dozen
Mark Rydell
Lou Macklin
Known for
The Long Goodbye
Hollywood Ending
Virginia Gregg
Mrs. Dane
Known for
Operation Petticoat
The Hanging Tree
Peter J. Votrian
Richie Dane (as Peter Votrian)
Known for
Hans Christian Andersen
Will Kuluva
Mr. Gioia
Known for
Odds Against Tomorrow
Malcolm Atterbury
Mr. McAllister
Known for
The Birds
Rio Bravo
Denise Alexander
Maria Gioia
Also in
Another World
Danielle Steel's Zoya
Dan Terranova
Blockbuster
Known for
Blackboard Jungle
Steve Rowland
Glasses
Known for
Battle of the Bulge
Paul Wallace
Rival Gang Member
Also in
Father Knows Best
Don Siegel Director · Reginald Rose Screenplay Franz Waxman Composer
Worldwide gross $1.2M · United States release June 10, 1956 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,200,000
Production
Lindbrook Productions
Production
Allied Artists Pictures
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 23, 1956
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · June 10, 1956
Theatrical
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