Movie
Crime Wave
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1953-10-22
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sterling Hayden as Det. Lt. Sims
- Gene Nelson as Steve Lacey
- Phyllis Kirk as Ellen Lacey
- Ted de Corsia as 'Doc' Penny
- Charles Bronson as Ben Hastings
- Jay Novello as Dr. Otto Hessler
- Nedrick Young as Gat Morgan
- James Bell as Daniel O'Keefe
- Dub Taylor as Gus Snider
- Gayle Kellogg as Detective Kelly
- Mack Chandler as Sully
- Iris Adrian as Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited)
Crew
- André de Toth - Director
- Crane Wilbur - Writer
- John Hawkins - Story
- Ward Hawkins - Story
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