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Crime in the Streets is a 1956 American crime drama 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.
Crime in the Streets: Directed by Don Siegel. With James Whitmore, John Cassavetes, Sal Mineo, Mark Rydell. Social worker tries to befriend local slum gang.
Crime in the Streets is set in a rough urban neighborhood where the local residents are menaced by the Dukes, a street gang led by Frankie Dane (John Casssavetes). When Mr. McAllister (Malcolm Atterbury) witnesses a dockside rumble between the Dukes and rival gang, the New York Hornets, he reports it to the police and Lenny (James Ogg), one of ...
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A social worker (James Whitmore) tries to reach a street-gang leader (John Cassavetes) who plans to kill a man over a slap.
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Set in a gritty urban neighborhood, Crime in the Streets is a cautionary tale about the consequences of a lack of parental guidance and societal neglect on the lives of young people. Directed by Don Siegel and produced by Allied Artists, the film stars John Cassavetes as Frankie Dane, the leader of a group of teenage delinquents who terrorize ...
The Don Siegel film, not unlike West Side Story (1957), is about rival gangs in New York. The amazing cast includes John Cassavetes, Sal Mineo, James Whitmore, Mark Rydell and Virginia Gregg. Crime in the Streets gave Waxman the opportunity to write contemporary jazz much in the mold of Ellington.
