Ciudad en tinieblas

Título original: Crime Wave

1953
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1h 13min

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Sterling Hayden, Phyllis Kirk, and Gene Nelson in Ciudad en tinieblas (1953)

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.

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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaReformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.

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Gene Nelson

Steve Lacey

Sterling Hayden

Det. Lt. Sims

Phyllis Kirk

Ellen Lacey

Ted de Corsia

'Doc' Penny

Charles Bronson

Ben Hastings
(as Charles Buchinsky)

Jay Novello

Dr. Otto Hessler

Nedrick Young

Gat Morgan
(as Ned Young)

James Bell

Daniel O'Keefe

Dub Taylor

Gus Snider
(as Dubb Taylor)

Gayle Kellogg

Detective Kelly

Mack Chandler

Detective Sully

Iris Adrian

Hastings' Girlfriend
(sin créditos)

Joe Bassett

Cop
(sin créditos)

Charles Cane

Detective
(sin créditos)

Timothy Carey

Johnny Haslett
(sin créditos)

Tom Clarke

Salvation Army Singer
(sin créditos)

Fred Coby

Cop in Squad Car
(sin créditos)

Dennis Dengate

Police Officer
(sin créditos)

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Trivia
According to an interview on US DVD, Jack L. Warner originally wanted Humphrey Bogart and Ava Gardner to star in the movie, but André De Toth vehemently protested this. Warner was fed up after a long argument and told De Toth he could make the movie any way he wanted, but it had to be in two weeks, which suited De Toth since he finished under schedule and under budget with his preferred star, Sterling Hayden.

Errores
When Gat Morgan comes to Steve and Ellen Laceys' apartment, he brandishes a Smith & Wesson .38 special with a 2.5" barrel. When Steve's parole officer arrives, detective Lt. Sims hands the gun that Steve Lacey took from Morgan to parole officer O'Keefe. The revolver now has a 4" barrel and appears to be a Colt Police Positive. Sims is handling the pistol with a pencil up the barrel to avoid getting his finger prints on it. The pistol is still a snub nosed revolver as the gun sight can be plainly seen on the short barrel.

Citas
Det. Lt. Sims: You know, it isn't what a man wants to do, Lacey, but what he has to do. Now take me - I love to smoke cigarettes, but the doctors say I can't have them. So what do I do? I chew toothpicks, tons of them.

Conexiones
Edited from Muerte al amanecer (1950)

Bandas sonoras
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Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Performed by Doris Day on record

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8/10

Brilliant B-Movie Noir

An American Cinematheque presentation at The Egyptian.

A great little 'second feature' noir. Hayden is brilliant as the tough and cynical cop willing to break any rule to catch a couple of cop killers, and Phyllis Kirk oozes B-movie sex-appeal as the good-girl caught in the middle. With some genuinely funny dialogue, solid performances all round, and wonderful location filming around downtown Los Angeles, Chinatown and Glendale, the movie is a brilliant testament to the quality of so many cheap post-war crime thrillers. Of particular interest is the location filming inside the LAPD offices and dispatch room in City Hall.

Charles Bronson plays a tough-guy killer in an early supporting role. Timothy Carey shows up to chew the scenery as a bizarre, bog-eyed, dope-fiend, rape-o. And there's a great car chase through the Downtown city streets at night.

A minor classic. Entertaining throughout.