Iris Adrian

A man wrongly imprisoned for murder breaks out of jail. He wants to clear his name, but with the police pursuing him, he's forced to take a beautiful young woman, driving a fast sports car, hostage and try to make it to Mexico before the police get him.

The Crime Wave -- Fast paced dramatised take on four real nineteenth century criminal cases that hit the headlines and changed the social and legal landscape of the UK.

Academy Award-winner Joan Crawford ("Mildred Pierce," "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?") stars as a dancer in a traveling circus. Stranded in a corrupt Southern town, she becomes involved with two men, a weakling who betrays her and a corrupt political boss. She is eventually framed for murder by a crooked sheriff, played by Oscar-nominee Sydney Greenstreet ("Casablanca," "The Maltese Falcon"). Co-starring Zachary Scott ("Cass Timberlane") and David Brian ("How the West Was Won"). Directed by Academy Award-winner Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca," "Yankee Doodle Dandy") and produced by Oscar-winner Jerry Wald ("Mildred Pierce," "Peyton Place"). Spawned a TV movie and a CBS series.

A paroled convict is determined to go straight, but his plans for a new life go awry when three escapees from San Quentin force him to take part in a heist. Complicating his situation is a determined, somewhat sadistic cop (Sterling Hayden).