Six Bridges to Cross (1955)
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Genres - Crime |
Release Date - Jan 19, 1955 (USA - Unknown), Jan 21, 1955 (USA) |
Run Time - 96 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
This exciting caper outing is loosely based on the famous robbery of Brinks in Boston that netted the crooks $2.5 million. The story covers the six years small-time hood Jerry Florea (Tony Curtis) spent planning the heist. The story begins with the events that led a young Florea (played by Sal Mineo) to become a crook. Hoping to save him from a life of crime, a kindly policeman and his wife take him under their wing. Though he appreciates their kindness, Florea seems destined to become a criminal. As a young man, he begins pretending to reform and even gets a job at Brinks. The loving couple have no clue that it is only a ruse and that he is preparing to rob the establishment. It is only after he and his gang pull-off the job that Florea reconsiders his actions and then makes a daring attempt to make amends.
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armored-car-robbery, business, change-of-heart, criminal, enemy, friendship, gangster, going-straight, juvenile, life-of-crime, loot, mastermind, oil, plans, police, robbery, shoot-out, wound [injury], bridge [structure], employment
