Joe Bassett

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.

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).

Returning to his Montana home to seek revenge against Tucker Ordway (Robert Barrat) for humiliating him and thwarting his romance with Ordway's daughter, Corinna (Dorothy Malone), cowboy Larry Madden (Randolph Scott) instead finds himself the unwitting champion of Corinna's husband. Madden's feelings for Corinna complicate the situation further as he makes peace with the ailing Ordway and tries to stop ruthless men from stealing his ranch.

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).