Crime in the Streets
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| Directed by | Don Siegel |
| Screenplay by | Reginald Rose |
| Based on | Crime in the Streets 1955 teleplay on The Elgin TV Hour by Reginald Rose |
| Produced by | Vincent M. Fennelly |
| Starring | James Whitmore John Cassavetes Sal Mineo |
| Cinematography | Sam Leavitt |
| Edited by | Richard C. Meyer |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $280,000 |
| Box office | $1,500,000 |
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 as an episode of The Elgin Hour directed by Sidney Lumet before being remade as a feature film directed by Don Siegel.
The film, starring James Whitmore and John Cassavetes, also featured actor Sal Mineo, who had previously appeared in Rebel Without a Cause. From his role in Crime in the Streets, Mineo earned a Hollywood nickname, "The Switchblade Kid". Malcolm Atterbury, Virginia Gregg, and future director Mark Rydell had prominent roles.
Siegel adapted the play to a film by expanding some sequences but keeping much of the same cast. His credited dialogue coach on the film was Sam Peckinpah.