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| Crime in the Streets | |
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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] |
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.
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.
- ^ a b c "AA's Derived 'Streets' a $1,500,000 Click on the $280,000 Negative Cost". Variety. 19 September 1956. p. 7.
- ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957