Crime Wave

Crime Wave

7.1IMDb Score
Released:1953-10-22
Genre:Crime, Thriller
Duration:73 min
Country:United States of America
Director:André de Toth
Actors:Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson
Production:Warner Bros. Pictures

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.

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