
- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Release: 1954-03-06
- Director: André De Toth
- Writers: Crane Wilbur , Bernard Gordon , Richard Wormser , John Hawkins , Ward Hawkins
- Language: English
- Stars: Gene Nelson , Sterling Hayden , Phyllis Kirk , Ted de Corsia
- Runtime: 73 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Von der Polizei gehetzt (Austria) , Cinayet şebekesi (Turkey) , La cité dans l'ombre (Belgium) , Crime Wave , Kaupungin pimeydessä (Finland) , De stad in de duisternis (Belgium) , Chasse au gang (France, French Republic) , Livsfarlig stad (Sweden) , I polis einai skoteini (Greece) , Valul crimei (Romania) , Storbyen ved natt (Norway) , Cidade Tenebrosa (Brazil) , Sombras na Cidade (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Crime Wave (United Kingdom) , The City Is Dark (United Kingdom) , Волна преступности , Bűnhullám (Hungary) , En morder banker på (Denmark) , Talas kriminala , La città spenta (Italy) , The City is dark (Norway) , Don't Cry, Baby (United States of America) , Crime Wave (India) , The City Is Dark (United States of America) , Von der Polizei gehetzt (Germany) , Crime Wave (United States of America) , Von der Polizei gehetzt , Crime Wave (Canada) , Η πόλη είναι σκοτεινή (Greece) , Ola de crímenes (Spain)
- Plot: Three San Quentin escapees (Penny, Hastings and Morgan) kill a cop in a gas-station holdup. Wounded, Morgan flees through black-shadowed streets to the handiest refuge: with former cellmate Steve Lacey, who's paroled, with a new life and lovely wife, and can't afford to be caught associating with old cronies. But homicide detective Sims wants to use Steve to help him catch Penny and Hastings, who in turn extort his help in a bank job. Is there no way out for Steve?
- IMDB:tt0046878
Crime Wave Cast · · · ALL

André De Toth
Director

Sterling Hayden
Det. Lt. Sims

Gene Nelson
Steve Lacey

Phyllis Kirk
Ellen Lacey

Ted de Corsia
'Doc' Penny

Charles Bronson
Ben Hastings

Jay Novello
Dr. Otto Hessler

Nedrick Young
Gat Morgan

James Bell
Daniel O'Keefe

Dub Taylor
(I)
(1907–1994)
Gus Snider
Gayle Kellogg
Detective Kelly
Mack Chandler
Sully

Iris Adrian
Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited)
Joe Bassett
Cop (uncredited)

Charles Cane
Detective (uncredited)

Timothy Carey
Johnny Haslett (uncredited)
Fred Coby
Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
Eileen Elliott
Fourth Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

Fritz Feld
Jess (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson
Detective / Bank Officer (uncredited)
Diane Fortier
First Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

Kit Guard
Barfly at Counter (uncredited)
Jim Hayward
Zenner (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson
Second Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson
Bank Guard (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey
Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)