Crime Wave 08/11/26
The Warner Archive Collection
Blu-ray
André de Toth’s sordid crime tale is tops in all departments. Tough cop Sterling Hayden suspects parolee Gene Nelson of being in cahoots with the murderous bank robbers Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson and Ned Young; Gene’s wife Nelson finds herself menaced both by Bronson and the ultimate psycho Timothy Carey. The direction emphasizes tense realism in the streets of Glendale, Burbank and Chinatown. The topper is an edgy audio commentary by Eddie Muller, trying to rein in the loose cannon author James Ellroy. On Blu-ray from The Warner Archive Collection.
08/11/26