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    Six Bridges to Cross (1955)

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    Young Boston gang leader Jerry Florea (Sal Mineo) is shot fleeing from a crime scene in 1933 by rookie cop Ed Gallagher (George Nader) and left sterile as a result of the wounding.

    The two develop a mutually beneficial friendship where Jerry (now played by Tony Curtis) gets the benefit of the doubt, and Ed gets information that brings him rapid promotion.

    As years go by, Ed’s friendship with the likeable rogue becomes strained and Jerry eventually pulls a huge payroll robbery (based on the Brinks case in Boston) and Ed resolves to nail him once and for all.

    HISTORICAL NOTE
    Sammy Davis Jr. lost his left eye in a car accident en-route to the recording studio to record vocals for the film’s theme song.

    Jerry Florea
    Tony Curtis
    Edward Gallagher
    George Nader
    Ellen Gallagher
    Julie Adams
    Vincent Concannon
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jerry Florea as a Boy
    Sal Mineo
    Andy Norris
    Jan Merlin
    Skids Radzevich
    Richard Castle
    Red Flanagan
    William Murphy
    Sanborn
    Kendall Clark
    Sherman
    Don Keefer
    Father Bonelli
    Harry Bartell
    Angie
    Tito Vuolo
    Narrator
    Jeff Chandler

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