Movie
Criss Cross
Overview
An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.
Details
- Release date
- 1949-02-04
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal International Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Steve Thompson
- Yvonne De Carlo as Anna
- Dan Duryea as Slim Dundee
- Stephen McNally as Det. Lt. Peter 'Pete' Ramirez
- Esy Morales as Orchestra Leader
- Tom Pedi as Vincent
- Percy Helton as Frank
- Alan Napier as Finchley
- Griff Barnett as Pop
- Meg Randall as Helen
- Richard Long as Slade Thompson
- Joan Miller as The Lush
Crew
- Robert Siodmak - Director
- William Bowers - Writer
- Daniel Fuchs - Screenplay
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