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Stakeout on Dope Street (1958)

Stakeout on Dope Street poster
Directed by
Irvin Kershner
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three teenagers accidentally stumble into a drug smuggling operation. They have to figure out how to get out of the situation before the criminals catch up to them.

tensegrittysuspensefullow-budgeturbandatedearnestcautionary

What happens

Stakeout on Dope Street is a 1958 American crime film directed by Irvin Kershner and written by Andrew J. Fenady, Irvin Kershner and Irwin Schwartz. It follows three teenagers who inadvertently get themselves involved in a drug ring. It was the directorial debut of Kershner. The film stars Yale Wexler, Abby Dalton, Steven Marlo, Allen Kramer, Herschel Bernardi and Jonathon Haze. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on May 3, 1958. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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