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Crime Wave

Year:

1954

Duration:

73 min

Genres:

Crime | Film-Noir | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

André De Toth

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1954-03-06

Filming Locations: Whiteman Airport - 12657 Osborne Street, Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Harry Lauter

Sterling Hayden

Det. Lt. Sims

Gene Nelson

Steve Lacey

Phyllis Kirk

Ellen Lacey

Ted de Corsia

'Doc' Penny

Charles Bronson

Ben Hastings (as Charles Buchinsky)

Jay Novello

Dr. Otto Hessler

Nedrick Young

Gat Morgan (as Ned Young)

James Bell

Daniel O'Keefe

Dub Taylor

Gus Snider (as Dubb Taylor)

Gayle Kellogg

Detective Kelly

Mack Chandler

Detective Sully

Iris Adrian

Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited)

Joe Bassett

Cop (uncredited)

Charles Cane

Detective (uncredited)

Timothy Carey

Johnny Haslett (uncredited)

Tom Clarke

Salvation Army Singer (uncredited)

Fred Coby

Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)

Doris Day

Herself - Radio Singer (voice) (uncredited)

Dennis Dengate

Police Officer (uncredited)

Eileen Elliott

4th Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

Fritz Feld

Jess (uncredited)

Charles Ferguson

Detective / Bank Officer (uncredited)

Diane Fortier

1st Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

Kit Guard

Barfly at Counter (uncredited)

Jim Hayward

Zenner (uncredited)

Mary Alan Hokanson

2nd 1Police 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)

Ruth Lee

3rd 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)

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)

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Trivia

A few seconds of footage in Crime Wave are borrowed from Gun Crazy (1950). When suspects are rounded up following the attack on the gas station, we see police cars stopping by the entrance of a police station and letting out their suspects. This piece of footage can be seen in Deadly Is The Female, just after the payroll holdup, when police launch their dragnet.

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According to an interview on US DVD, Jack L. Warner originally wanted Humphrey Bogart and Ava Gardner to star in the movie, but André De Toth vehemently protested this. Warner was fed up after a long argument and told De Toth he could make the movie any way he wanted, but it had to be in two weeks, which suited De Toth since he finished under schedule and under budget with his preferred star, Sterling Hayden.

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Reportedly director André De Toth was offered a 35-day shooting schedule, but he told the studio he could complete the film in 15 days. He finished in 13.

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Goofs

When Nedrick Young (as Gat Morgan) is first shot, he grabs his chest by the right pectoral. When he grabs his wound later, it has migrated to the lower center abdomen.

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Quotes

'Doc' Penny: Think about that wife of yours, Steve. You can't afford to make any mistakes.

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Steve Lacey: How come the smart guys are inside and the dopes outside?

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Dr. Otto Hessler: People. They accept the love of a dog, and when it gets old and sick they say put it to sleep.

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