Crime in the Streets

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Crime in the Streets (1956)

NR 06/10/1956 (US) Crime, Drama, Thriller 1h 31m

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How can you tell them to be good when their girl friends like them better when they're bad!...

Overview

A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.

Reginald Rose

Screenplay, Story
Don Siegel

Director

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James Whitmore

Ben Wagner
Sal Mineo

Angelo 'Baby' Gioia
John Cassavetes

Frankie Dane
Mark Rydell

Lou Macklin
Virginia Gregg

Mrs. Dane
Peter J. Votrian

Richie Dane (as Peter Votrian)
Will Kuluva

Mr. Gioia
Malcolm Atterbury

Mr. McAllister
Denise Alexander

Maria Gioia
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Crime in the Streets is directed by Don Siegel and written by Reginald Rose. It stars John Cassavetes, James Whitmore, Sal Mineo, Mark Rydell, Virginia Gregg, Peter J. Votrian, Will Kuluva and Malcolm Atterbury. Music is scored by Franz Waxman and cinematography by Sam Leavitt.

Social worker Ben Wagner (Whitmore) tries to help local slum gang, The Hornets, especially their troubled leader Frankie Dane (Cassavetes).

When your body hits that sidewalk nobody will even turn around to look at yah.

Decent "juve delinquent" lecture movie, Crime in the Streets boas... read the rest.

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