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Criss Cross (1949) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Robert Siodmak and produced by Michael Kraike.

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Criss Cross (1949)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 24, 2017 From 4 Star Films

Aesthetically, Robert Siodmak’s roots in German Expressionism are crucial to the formation of the film-noir world as we know it today and Criss Cross has to be one of the most diverting additions to his repertoire. Once more he’s paired with his star from The Killers (1946) Burt Lancaste... Read full article


Criss Cross (1949)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 24, 2017 From 4 Star Films

Aesthetically, Robert Siodmak’s roots in German Expressionism are crucial to the formation of the film-noir world as we know it today and Criss Cross has to be one of the most diverting additions to his repertoire. Once more he’s paired with his star from The Killers (1946) Burt Lancaste... Read full article


Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo: Criss Cross (1949)

on Feb 19, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

This week’s Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo moves us from the wilds of the frontier to the urban jungle of late-’40s Los Angeles. Director Robert Siodmak,?known for noir masterpieces like The Spiral Staircase (1946) and The Killers (1946), reteams stars Burt Lancaster and De Carlo – l... Read full article


Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo: Criss Cross (1949)

on Feb 19, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

This week’s Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo moves us from the wilds of the frontier to the urban jungle of late-’40s Los Angeles. Director Robert Siodmak,?known for noir masterpieces like The Spiral Staircase (1946) and The Killers (1946), reteams stars Burt Lancaster and De Carlo – l... Read full article


Criss Cross (1949) – Film-Noir

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 5, 2013 From 4 Star Films

Starring Burt Lancaster and Yvonne DeCarlo, this Robert Siodmak-directed film-noir revolves around a heist and a love triangle gone bad. The film opens with Lancaster secretly meeting with his lover with plants to eventually run away together. Then he enters the bar and fights with his love’s ... Read full article


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Tony Curtis:  In a dance sequence, Yvonne De Carlo is dancing with a young Curtis in an uncredited role.
"Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 10, 1949 with Burt Lancaster reprising his film role.
Yvonne de Carlo is tooling at a piano as Burt Lancaster sits near her. She is playing, "I'll Remember April," which debuted in the 1942 Abbott and Costello comedy, "Ride 'Em Cowboy," and was sung by Dick Foran. Both were Universal Movies.
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