Crime Wave (1953)
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.
Top billed cast
Sterling HaydenDet. Lt. Sims
Gene NelsonSteve Lacey
Phyllis KirkEllen Lacey
Ted de Corsia'Doc' Penny
Charles BronsonBen Hastings
Jay NovelloDr. Otto Hessler
Nedrick YoungGat Morgan
James BellDaniel O'Keefe
Dub TaylorGus Snider
Gayle KelloggDetective Kelly
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