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Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955)

Teen-Age Crime Wave poster
Directed by
Fred F. Sears
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two teens escape from reform school and go on a violent shooting spree across the state. The story follows their crimes and the police pursuit.

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What happens

Teen-Age Crime Wave (a.k.a. Teenage Crime Wave) is a 1955 American juvenile delinquency film noir crime film directed by Fred F. Sears, and starring Tommy Cook and Molly McCart. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The plot follows a pair of delinquent teens who go on a statewide shooting spree after escaping from reform school. It was featured in a 1994 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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