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Cry Tough
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Stanley
Written byHarry Kleiner
Based onthe novel Cry Tough
by Irving Shulman
Produced byHarry Kleiner
StarringJohn Saxon
Linda Cristal
Joseph Calleia
CinematographyIrving Glassberg
Philip H. Lathrop
Edited byFrederic Knudtson
Music byLaurindo Almeida
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • August 1959 (1959-08)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish-Spanish

Cry Tough is a 1959 American crime drama film directed by Paul Stanley written by Harry Kleiner, starring John Saxon, Linda Cristal and Joseph Calleia.[1][2]

The screenplay of the film is based on the novel of the same name by Irving Shulman. However, in the transition from print to film the Jewish Brooklyn gang of the novel became a Puerto Rican gang in Spanish Harlem.[3]

Cast

Production

Saxon made it as the first under a three picture deal he had with the Hecht-Hill-Lancaster production company.[4] It was one of several juvenile delinquent-themed movies he made.[5]

References

  1. ^ Cry Tough at the American Film Institute Catalog
  2. ^ CRY TOUGH Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 26, Iss. 300, (Jan 1, 1959): 149.
  3. ^ "Cry Tough film article". at tcm.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  4. ^ Elizabeth Taylor Gets Huge Film Bid. Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 28 Aug 1958: B6.
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (July 29, 2020). "The Top Twelve Stages of Saxon". Filmink.

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