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Crime Wave

Crime Wave1953

★7.173 minCrimeThriller

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.

Director

Writer

Crane Wilbur Ward Hawkins John Hawkins

Score

Stars

Sterling Hayden Gene Nelson Phyllis Kirk

Cast46

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
G
Gayle Kellogg
as Detective Kelly
M
Mack Chandler
as Sully
Iris Adrian
as Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited)
J
Joe Bassett
as Cop (uncredited)
Charles Cane
as Detective (uncredited)
Timothy Carey
as Johnny Haslett (uncredited)
F
Fred Coby
as Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
D
Dennis Dengate
as Police Officer (uncredited)
E
Eileen Elliott
as Fourth Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Fritz Feld
as Jess (uncredited)
C
Charles Ferguson
as Detective / Bank Officer (uncredited)
D
Diane Fortier
as First Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Kit Guard
as Barfly at Counter (uncredited)
J
Jim Hayward
as Zenner (uncredited)
M
Mary Alan Hokanson
as Second Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
as Lefty (uncredited)
F
Faith Kruger
as Salvation Army Singer (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
as Hoodlum at Counter (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
as Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
as Third Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
R
Richard Lightner
as Mark (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
as Detective (uncredited)
Mary Newton
as Mrs. O'Keefe (uncredited)
Shirley O'Hara
as Girl with Bandaged Man (uncredited)
John Pickard
as Information Officer (uncredited)
G
George Ross
as Cop (uncredited)
T
Ted Ryan
as Bank Janitor (uncredited)
Sandy Sanders
as Cop (uncredited)
B
Bill Schroff
as Delivery Man (uncredited)
J
John Veitch
as Information Officer (uncredited)
S
Shirley Whitney
as Girl (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
as Beer Drinker at Counter (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Parolee (uncredited)
J
Jack Woody
as Stoolie (uncredited)
Hank Worden
as Sweeney (uncredited)

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