Crime in the Streets (1956)

Crime in the Streets (1956) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
91 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1956 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Don Siegel

Written By:
Reginald Rose

Actors:
James Whitmore ..... Ben Wagner
Sal Mineo ..... Angelo 'Baby' Gioia
Mark Rydell ..... Lou Macklin
Virginia Gregg ..... Mrs. Dane
Peter J. Votrian ..... Richie Dane
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

Synopsis:

Crime, drama, thriller. Frankie Dane is the leader of the Hornets, a local street gang. When one of his members is pointed out to the police by a neighbour for having a gun, Frankie promises revenge, and when the same man humiliates him in public, he decides to murder him. But only two members of the Hornets, Lou Macklin and 'Baby', are keen to follow him. Social worker Ben Wagner, from the local youth centre, has been trying to help the gang, particularly when Richie, Frankie's younger brother, confides to him that he believes that Frankie intends to kill someone. Wagner attempts to have some help from Frankie's mother and Mr. Gioia, Baby's father. A clash of personalities follows, as Frankie tries to pursue his mission and defy Wagner's intermissions, and this will lead to several lives being put at risk.

On a city's mean streets, the boys join gangs at 15. Frankie leads the Hornets: he's 18, seething, coiled. When a neighbor goes to the cops after seeing one of the Hornets with a zip gun, Frankie vows to kill the old guy, hatching a plan using Lou, who smiles and smokes, and 'Baby,' the 15-year-old son of an immigrant shopkeeper. Ben Wagner, the social worker at a neighborhood settlement house, gets wind of the plan and tries to break through to Frankie. Frankie's brother Richie, who's about 12, worships and fears Frankie; he also figures out what his brother is up to. Is Frankie doomed to crash and burn at 18?

Social worker tries to befriend local slum gang.

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