Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Crime Wave (1954)


Warner Bros.
Directed by Andre De Toth
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros.)

Realistic crime drama shot in a documentary-like style. Gene Nelson is an ex-con trying to go straight in LA. One of his old pals from the state pen shows up one night after a hold up at a gas station goes wrong. After he dies in the living room, things start to really unravel. The police suspect him of taking part in the robbery. The other thugs show up and force him to take part in their next heist. Superb supporting performances from a bevy of character actors, including Charles Bronson and Tim Carey as nihilistic henchmen, and Phyllis Kirk as the innocent wife caught up in it all.


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