Crime Wave

The title tells it all in this low-budget film. Nelson, forsaking his dancing shoes, is an ex-convict now on parole and trying to make a success out of the straight life with wife Kirk. Hayden is a tough cop in the mold of Kirk Douglas' character in DETECTIVE STORY. He hates criminals with a passion and trusts no one who has ever been "inside." Buchinsky (later to be know as Charles Bronson), De Corsia, and Carey are three escapees from San Quentin who come to Nelson's home to hide out. To keep madman Carey away from Kirk, Nelson agrees to help them. Meanwhile, Hayden is keeping an eye on Nelson. A tip from fink Novello (who is promptly killed by Buchinsky) brings ...