Criss Cross (1949)
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Directors
Robert Siodmak
Cast
Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Richard Long, Tom Pedi, Percy Helton, Alan Napier
The story
Steve Thompson returns to Los Angeles after two years of drifting trying to shake off a bad divorce, looking for his ex-wife Anna but tormented over seeing her again. Against all better judgment he continues to, resuming his old job as a driver at an armored-truck company. Fended away by Steve's family and friends, Anna marries mobster Slim Dundee, but kindles a clandestine affair with Thompson.
Genres
Drama, Film Noir, crime film, drama film, film noir, heist film
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