Crime Wave

Crime Wave

1954 | 1h 13m | Noir, Crime | TV-14

Brief Synopsis

When a paroled convict's former cellmate escapes from the penitentiary along with two other hardened criminals, he risks his own parole and helps the three hide from the police out of fear of what they might do to his wife.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

André De Toth

CAST

Sterling Hayden

Gene Nelson

Phyllis Kirk

Ted de Corsia

Charles Bronson

Jay Novello

Nedrick Young

James Bell

PRODUCERS

Bryan Foy

WRITERS

Crane Wilbur

Bernard Gordon

Richard Wormser

Host Intros

12:59
Noir Alley: Eddie Muller on Crime Wave (1954)
Intro Aired: May 2018
Noir Alley host Eddie Mullers introduction and comments following Crime Wave, 1954.

Related Videos

03:39
Crime Wave (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Nobody Leaves You Alone
Clip
Sterling Hayden as LAPD Sgt. Sims, with de-facto nameless associates suggests they ring ex-con Lacey (Gene Nelson) for what is in fact his second appearance, still in bed with wife Ellen (Phyllis Kirk), when sure enough, San Quentin escapee Morgan (Ned Young), wounded in the gas station robbery, turns up, in Andre de Toths Crime Wave, 1954.
03:34
Crime Wave (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Chicken Feed
Clip
Little-to-no artifice from director Andre de Toth, with exteriors from LAPD then located inside City Hall, and the first spoken lines for Sterling Hayden as detective Sims, hearing from robbery victim Dub Taylor, then with police station denizens, Iris Adrian the girlfriend, Jack Woody the informer, in Crime Wave, 1954.
03:44
Crime Wave (1954) -- (Movie Clip) That's Gershwin
Clip
Opening at what probably really is (as later reported on police radio) Maple Ave. in downtown LA, goons Morgan (Ned Young) and Hastings (Charles Buchinsky-later-Bronson) then Penny (Ted de Corsia) show up, making trouble for gas jockey Dub Taylor, in Crime Wave, 1954, starring Sterling Hayden.
02:35
Crime Wave - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
A reformed parolee is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter in Crime Wave (1954).

Recently Added Films

Recently Added Films

Escape From Fort Bravo

Escape From Fort Bravo

1953 | 1h 38m | Western, Drama | TV-PG

Rachel and the Stranger

Rachel and the Stranger

1948 | 1h 33m | Action, Comedy | TV-PG

1943 | 22m | Musical, Fantasy | TV-G

The Green Pastures

The Green Pastures

1936 | 1h 33m | Drama | TV-G

The Story of Mankind

The Story of Mankind

1957 | 41m | Drama, Fantasy | TV-PG

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943 | 1h 42m | Drama, Musical | TV-G

Angel on My Shoulder

Angel on My Shoulder

1946 | 1h 45m | Comedy, Fantasy | TV-PG

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943 | 1h 56m | Fantasy, Comedy | TV-PG

Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

1963 | 1h 45m | Romance, Comedy | TV-PG

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962 | 1h 53m | Comedy, Romance | TV-PG

Dear Heart

1964 | 1h 54m | Comedy, Romance | TV-PG

All That Heaven Allows

All That Heaven Allows

1955 | 1h 29m | Romance, Drama | TV-G

Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind

1956 | 1h 39m | Drama | TV-PG

A Summer Place

1959 | 2h 10m | Drama, Romance | TV-PG

The Brighton Strangler

The Brighton Strangler

1945 | 1h 7m | Crime, Drama | TV-PG

Persuasion

1995 | 1h 51m | Romance, Drama | TV-PG

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

1995 | 2h 21m | Drama, Romance | TV-PG

Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad the Sailor

1947 | 1h 57m | Fantasy, Adventure | TV-PG

Joy of Living

1938 | 1h 31m | Musical, Comedy | TV-G

Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time

1938 | 1h 10m | Comedy, Romance | TV-G

I Like Your Nerve

I Like Your Nerve

1931 | 1h 2m | Drama, Comedy | TV-G

Flight Commander

Flight Commander

1930 | 1h 48m | Drama, Action | TV-G

Chances

1931 | 1h 11m | War, Drama | TV-G

Gunga Din

1939 | 1h 57m | Adventure, War | TV-PG

SIGN UP NOW

CONNECT WITH TCM