Crime in the Streets
1956 film by Don Siegel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Directed by | Don Siegel |
Written by | Reginald Rose |
Produced by | Vincent M. Fennelly |
Starring | James Whitmore John Cassavetes Sal Mineo |
Cinematography | Sam Leavitt |
Music by | Franz Waxman |
Distributed by | Allied Artists |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $280,000[1] |
Box office | $1.2 million (US)[2] [1] $300,000 (foreign)[1] |
The film, starring James Whitmore and John Cassavetes, also featured actor Sal Mineo, who had previously appeared in Rebel Without A Cause. From his role in Crime in the Streets, Mineo earned a Hollywood nickname, "The Switchblade Kid." Malcolm Atterbury, Virginia Gregg and future director Mark Rydell had prominent roles.
Siegel adapted the play to a film by expanding some sequences but keeping much of the same cast. His credited dialogue coach on the film was Sam Peckinpah.