Crime Wave

"Before your shocked eyes -- the city blasted SIN-SIDE OUT!"

1953 1h 13m EN

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7.1

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75%

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7.3

IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 87🍅75%Rotten Tomatoes★7.3IMDB · 4,703

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Synopsis

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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.

“Before your shocked eyes -- the city blasted SIN-SIDE OUT!”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: André de Toth
Writers: Crane Wilbur, John Hawkins, Ward Hawkins
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by André de Toth, shot by Bert Glennon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Buttolph. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Thomas Reilly shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sterling Hayden and Gene Nelson and Phyllis Kirk carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Before your shocked eyes -- the city blasted SIN-SIDE OUT!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0046878 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

André de Toth directs. Bert Glennon behind the camera. David Buttolph scores. Thomas Reilly cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by André de Toth, shot by Bert Glennon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by David Buttolph. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Thomas Reilly shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sterling Hayden and Gene Nelson and Phyllis Kirk carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Before your shocked eyes -- the city blasted SIN-SIDE OUT!".
8IMDB entry: tt0046878 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "cop-killer", "film noir", "man hunt", "home invasion".