Criss Cross (1949)
When you Double-Cross a Double-Crosser... It's a Criss Cross!
Starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea
Directed by Robert Siodmak
Burt Lancaster plays Steve Thompson, a man who seals his dark fate when he returns to Los Angeles to find his ex-wife Anna Dundee (Yvonne DeCarlo) eager to rekindle their love against all better judgement. She encourages their affair but then quickly marries mobster Slim Dundee (Dan Duryea). To deflect suspicion of the affair, Steve Thompson leads Dundee into a daylight armored-truck robbery.
Runtime: 88 min.
Rating: 7.4
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Crime,Drama
Keywords: based on novel or book,armored car,noir,mobster,los angeles, california,attempted robbery
Cast
Steve Thompson / Narrator
Anna Dundee
Slim Dundee
Det. Lt. Peter 'Pete' Ramirez
Orchestra Leader
Vincent
Frank
Finchley
Pop
Helen
Slade Thompson
The Lush
Mrs. Thompson
Walt
Mort
Gangster
Waxie
Midget (as John Skins Miller)
Gigolo (uncredited)
Donlan (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)