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Crime Wave

Name: Crime Wave
Director: André de Toth
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1953-10-22
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson

CrimeThriller

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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Cast

Sterling HaydenGene NelsonPhyllis KirkTed de CorsiaCharles BronsonJay NovelloNedrick YoungJames BellDub TaylorGayle KelloggMack ChandlerIris Adrian

Director

André de Toth

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