Crime in the Streets
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.
Plot
After a rumble between New York City street gangs, the Hornets and Dukes, a youth is taken captive and threatened with a zip gun by Lenny Daniels, one of the Hornets. The act is witnessed by a neighbor, McAllister, who tells the cops.
More details
| author | Reginald Rose |
|---|---|
| director | Don Siegel |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | abandon arrest hang out kill morning new york city social worker street gang trap |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman |
| producer | Vincent M. Fennelly |
| publisher | Allied Artists Pictures Corporation |