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Crime in the Streets
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Director:
Don Siegel
Writer:
Reginald Rose (story)
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Release Date:
10 June 1956 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
Rebels With Cause? See more »
Plot:
Social worker tries to befriend local slum gang. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Sucking around is my job. See more (16 total) »

Cast

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James Whitmore ... Ben Wagner

Sal Mineo ... Angelo 'Baby' Gioia

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
Dan Terranova ... Blockbuster
Peter Miller ... The Fighter
Steve Rowland ... Glasses

John Cassavetes ... Frankie Dane
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Alexander ... Phil (uncredited)
Doyle Baker ... Chuck (uncredited)
Paul Bryar ... Mr. Daniels - Lenny's Father (uncredited)
Richard Curtis ... Redtop (uncredited)
Frank Mills ... Man on the Street (uncredited)
Duke Mitchell ... Herky (uncredited)
Jimmy Ogg ... Lenny Daniels (uncredited)
Syd Saylor ... Drunk (uncredited)
Ray Stricklyn ... Benny (uncredited)
Paul Wallace ... Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
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Directed by
Don Siegel  (as Donald Siegel)
 
Writing credits
Reginald Rose (story and screenplay)

Produced by
Vincent M. Fennelly .... producer
Walter Mirisch .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Franz Waxman 
 
Cinematography by
Sam Leavitt (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Richard C. Meyer 
 
Art Direction by
Serge Krizman 
 
Set Decoration by
Victor A. Gangelin  (as Victor Gangelin)
 
Makeup Department
Stanley Orr .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Melville Shyer .... production manager
 
Art Department
James Harris .... property master (as James R. Harris)
Herman Selgrath .... construction supervisor
 
Sound Department
Earl Crain Jr. .... sound recording engineer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
James Almond .... lighting technician
 
Music Department
Alexander Courage .... orchestrator
Jack Dumont .... musician (principal saxophone)
Buddy Bregman .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jane Ficker .... set continuity
Sam Peckinpah .... dialogue coach (as David S. Peckinpah)
 

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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16 (f) | Norway:16
Company:
Allied Artists PicturesSee more »

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Quotes:
Frankie Dane:Why don't you stop sucking around? What, are you in love with us or something?
Ben Wagner:Sucking around is my job.
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Sucking around is my job., 18 January 2013
Author: JohnRouseMerriottChard from United Kingdom

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 boasts some mightily impressive performances and closes on a (expected) piece of dramatic worth, but the screenplay is staid and pic is claustrophobic for all the wrong reasons. There's a cramped cheapness to the production that doesn't suit the narrative and you can feel Siegel straining with every sinew to light a tinderbox with a damp match. However, Cassavetes' intense firecracker performance is worth the time of any classic era film fan, and with Whitmore doing good and controlled earnest and Gregg (sadly underused) tugging away at the maternal heart strings, it still comes out in credit. There's a bonus, too, in the form of Waxman's blending of stabby jazz shards with momentum building percussion, it's quality, even if ultimately it deserves a better movie. 6/10

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