Crime Wave (1953)
1h 13m
Running Time
October 22, 1953Release Date
Crime Wave (1953)
1h 13m
Running Time
October 22, 1953Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.
Gene Nelson
Steve Lacey
Sterling Hayden
Det. Lt. Sims
Phyllis Kirk
Ellen Lacey
Ted de Corsia
'Doc' Penny
Charles Bronson
Ben Hastings
Jay Novello
Dr. Otto Hessler
Nedrick Young
Gat Morgan
James Bell
Daniel O'Keefe
Dub Taylor
Gus Snider
John Hawkins
Writer
Mack Chandler
Sully
Ward Hawkins
Writer
Gayle Kellogg
Detective Kelly
André de Toth
Director
Iris Adrian
Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited)
Crane Wilbur
Writer
Joe Bassett
Cop (uncredited)
Charles Cane
Detective (uncredited)
Bernard Gordon
Writer
Timothy Carey
Johnny Haslett (uncredited)
Richard Wormser
Writer
Fred Coby
Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
Bryan Foy
Producer
Dennis Dengate
Police Officer (uncredited)
Eileen Elliott
Fourth Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
David Buttolph
Composer
Bert Glennon
Cinematographer
Fritz Feld
Jess (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson
Detective / Bank Officer (uncredited)
Thomas Reilly
Editor
Diane Fortier
First Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Barfly at Counter (uncredited)
Jim Hayward
Zenner (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson
Second Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Bank Guard (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Lefty (uncredited)
Faith Kruger
Salvation Army Singer (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
Hoodlum at Counter (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
Third Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Richard Lightner
Mark (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Detective (uncredited)
Mary Newton
Mrs. O'Keefe (uncredited)
Shirley O'Hara
Girl with Bandaged Man (uncredited)
John Pickard
Information Officer (uncredited)
George Ross
Cop (uncredited)
Ted Ryan
Bank Janitor (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 22, 1953
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 13m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Crime Wave (also known as The City Is Dark) is a 1954 American film noir starring Sterling Hayden and Gene Nelson, and directed by Andre DeToth. It was adapted from a short story which originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post - "Criminal Mark" by John and Ward Hawkins.