Crime Wave
Before your shocked eyes -- the city blasted SIN-SIDE OUT!
1953 | 73m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | André de Toth |
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| Writer: | Bernard Gordon, John Hawkins, Ward Hawkins, Richard Wormser, Crane Wilbur |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 22, 1953 |
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| Director: | André de Toth |
| Writer: | Bernard Gordon, John Hawkins, Ward Hawkins, Richard Wormser, Crane Wilbur |
| Genres: | Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | cop-killer, film noir, man hunt, home invasion, ex-con, one last job, criminal gang, crime spree, parolee, bank heist, ex-cell mate, gun death |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sterling Hayden | Det. Lt. Sims |
| Gene Nelson | Steve Lacey |
| 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 |
| Gayle Kellogg | Detective Kelly |
| Mack Chandler | Sully |
| Iris Adrian | Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Joe Bassett | Cop (uncredited) |
| Charles Cane | Detective (uncredited) |
| Timothy Carey | Johnny Haslett (uncredited) |
| Fred Coby | Cop in Squad Car (uncredited) |
| Dennis Dengate | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Eileen Elliott | Fourth Police Broadcaster (uncredited) |
| Fritz Feld | Jess (uncredited) |
| Charles Ferguson | Detective / Bank Officer (uncredited) |
| 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) |
| Sandy Sanders | Cop (uncredited) |
| Bill Schroff | Delivery Man (uncredited) |
| John Veitch | Information Officer (uncredited) |
| Shirley Whitney | Girl (uncredited) |
| Guy Wilkerson | Beer Drinker at Counter (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | Parolee (uncredited) |
| Jack Woody | Stoolie (uncredited) |
| Hank Worden | Sweeney (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bernard Gordon | Adaptation |
| John Hawkins | Story |
| David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
| Thomas Reilly | Editor |
| Ward Hawkins | Story |
| Bert Glennon | Director of Photography |
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Stanley Fleischer | Art Direction |
| William L. Kuehl | Set Decoration |
| James McMahon | Assistant Director |
| Stanley Jones | Sound |
| Moss Mabry | Wardrobe Designer |
| Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| Richard Wormser | Adaptation |
| Crane Wilbur | Writer |
| André de Toth | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bryan Foy | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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