13 West Street (1962)
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Leaning heavily on violence to ostensibly deliver a pacifist message, this standard drama by Philip Leacock looks at the problem of teen gangs from a slightly different angle -- these teens are all wealthy. Everything starts off when aerospace engineer Walt Sherill (Alan Ladd) is accosted and severely beaten by a group of young punks. The victimized man decides to hunt down the thugs on his own, at first just for curiosity and then increasingly for vengeance. His actions spark retaliatory measures, and before the credits roll, the body count is elevated by a few more victims in what amounts to nothing more than a blood feud. In the end, justice of the legal and politically correct sort makes a token appearance. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alan Ladd, Rod Steiger, (more)
- Director(s):
- Philip Leacock
Synopsis of 13 West Street
Leaning heavily on violence to ostensibly deliver a pacifist message, this standard drama by Philip Leacock looks at the problem of teen gangs from a slightly different angle -- these teens are all wealthy. Everything starts off when aerospace engineer Walt Sherill (Alan Ladd) is accosted and severely beaten by a group of young punks. The victimized man decides to hunt down the thugs on his own, at first just for curiosity and then increasingly for vengeance. His actions spark retaliatory measures, and before the credits roll, the body count is elevated by a few more victims in what amounts to nothing more than a blood feud. In the end, justice of the legal and politically correct sort makes a token appearance. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
Complete Cast of 13 West Street
- Alan Ladd - Walt Sherill
- Michael Callan - Chuck Landry
- Kenneth MacKenna - Paul Logan
- Stanley Adams - Finney
- Jeanne Cooper - Mrs. Quinn
- Mark Slade - Tommy
- Clegg Hoyt - Noddy
- Robert Cleaves - Doctor
- Frank Gerstle - Mr. Johnson
- Olan Soule
- Rod Steiger - Detective Sgt. Koleski
- Dolores Dorn - Tracey Sherill
- Maggie Hayes - Mrs. Landry
- Chris Robinson - Everett
- Arnold Merritt - Bill
- Henry Beckman - Joe Bradford
- Jordan Gerler - Jack
- Pepe Hern - Mexican
- Bernie Hamilton - Negro
- Ted Knight - Baldwin
- Director(s):
- Philip Leacock
- Writer(s):
- Bernard Schoenfeld, Robert Presnell, Jr., Leigh Brackett
- Producer(s):
- William Bloom
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