Crime in the Streets
“How can you tell them to be good when their girl friends like them better when they're bad!...”
1956 · 1 h 31 min
Directed by 
Don Siegel
Don SiegelCast
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Plot
A social worker tries to end juvenile delinquency, as a gang leader plots to kill a man who struck him.
Sinekatalog’s take
Don Siegel's drama, with John Cassavetes, Sal Mineo and James Whitmore, is gritty and sympathetic, with a fine Cassavetes.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (1,575 votes)
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