Crime Wave

topic posted Wed, August 1, 2007 - 7:04 AM by  DJ JOE
Crime Wave - Excellent 1952 crime thriller directed by Andre De Toth.This 73 minute movie moves at an excellent pace from beginning to end- with a superb cast of noir stalwarts - starring Sterling Hayden as the toothpick chewing homocide detective,Ted de Corsia,Ned Young(screenwriter of Decoy) & Charles Bronson as a trio of San Quinten escapees and the scenery chewing Timothy Carey providing the hideout for the thugs.Shot on location in Los Angeles this movie has so many great shots and the usage of light and shadow mixed with terse dialogue make this a movie worth owning.The DVD has a 5 minute featurette and a fun commentary by LA Confidential scribe James Ellroy and noir buff Eddie Muller. A
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DJ JOE
Virginia
  • Re: Crime Wave

    Wed, November 14, 2007 - 3:35 PM
    i thought the commentary by James Ellroy was over-the-top in his traditional gasbag manner. like a Steinbeck novel, this movie ended abruptly and unsatisfactorily. it seems like you recently purchased the boxset that i did. i got mine in sept. after you got yours. i love "Side Street".

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