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Crime in the Streets is a american film of genre Drama directed by Don Siegel released in USA on 10 june 1956 with James Whitmore

Crime in the Streets (1956)

Crime in the streets

Crime in the Streets
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Released in USA 10 june 1956
Length 1h31
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action,    Noir,    Crime
Rating65% 3.293163.293163.293163.293163.29316

Crime in the Streets is a 1956 film about juvenile delinquency, directed by Don Siegel and based on a television play written by Reginald Rose. The play first appeared on the Elgin Hour and was directed by Sidney Lumet.

The film, starring James Whitmore and John Cassavetes, also featured actor Sal Mineo, who had previously appeared in Rebel Without A Cause. From his role in Crime in the Streets, Mineo earned a Hollywood nickname, "The Switchblade Kid." Malcolm Atterbury, Virginia Gregg and future director Mark Rydell had prominent roles.
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Synopsis

After a rumble between New York City street gangs, the Hornets and Dukes, a youth is taken captive and threatened with a zip gun by Lenny Daniels, one of the Hornets. The act is witnessed by a neighbor, McAllister, who tells the cops.

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