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1953 | DIRECTED BY ANDRE DE TOTH

Crime Wave

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Movie Stats
Year
1953
Runtime
 73 minutes (1 hr 13 mins)
Certificates

A

TV-14

R

PG
Select Cast
Sterling Hayden
Gene Nelson
Phyllis Kirk
Ted de Corsia
Charles Bronson
Jay Novello
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First viewed:
23rd Apr 2025
Last viewed:
23rd Apr 2025
Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
6th March 1954
71 years 6 months 28 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
6th January 1954
71 years 8 months 28 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
6th February 1954
71 years 7 months 25 days ago
France release date
 France
30th April 1954
71 years 5 months 3 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
18th August 1954
71 years 1 months 16 days ago
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Directed by
andre de toth Andre De Toth
Starring
Sterling HaydenDet. Lt. Sims
Gene NelsonSteve Lacey
Phyllis KirkEllen Lacey
Ted de Corsia'Doc' Penny
Charles BronsonBen Hastings
Jay NovelloDr. Otto Hessler
Nedrick YoungGat Morgan
James BellDaniel O'Keefe
Dub TaylorGus Snider
Gayle KelloggDetective Kelly
Mack ChandlerDetective Sully
Iris AdrianHastings' Girlfriend
Joe BassettCop
Charles CaneDetective
Timothy CareyJohnny Haslett
Tom ClarkeSalvation Army Singer
Fred CobyCop in Squad Car
Dennis DengatePolice Officer
Eileen ElliottFourth Police Broadcaster
Fritz FeldJess
Charles FergusonDetective / Bank Officer
Diane FortierFirst Police Broadcaster
Kit GuardBarfly at Counter
Jim HaywardZenner
Mary Alan HokansonSecond Police Broadcaster
Thomas E. JacksonBank Guard
Fred KelseyOld Man Crossing Street
Jack KenneyLefty
Faith KrugerSalvation Army Singer
Lyle LatellHoodlum at Counter
Harry LauterRoadblock Officer
Ruth LeeThird Police Broadcaster
Richard LightnerMark
Bert MoorhouseDetective
Mary NewtonMrs. O'Keefe
Shirley O'HaraGirl with Bandaged Man
John PickardInformation Officer
George RossCop
Ted RyanBank Janitor
Sandy SandersCop
Bill SchroffDelivery Man
John VeitchInformation Officer
Shirley WhitneyGirl
Guy WilkersonBeer Drinker at Counter
Harry WilsonParolee
Jack WoodyStoolie
Hank WordenSweeney
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1953-12-07
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Genres
Crime
Crime
Drama
Drama
Film-Noir
Film-Noir
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