Stakeout on Dope Street

Stakeout on Dope Street (1958)

Screen's First Blazing Story of Kids Who Go Rumbling Down Dope Street!

Three teens get into the drug business when they discover two pounds of uncut heroin in a briefcase that was lost during a botched drug bust.

Date of release
1958-05-03
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
Irvin Kershner

Casting

Interesting facts

Stakeout on Dope Street is a 1958 American crime film directed by Irvin Kershner and written by Andrew J. Fenady, Irvin Kershner and Irwin Schwartz. It follows three teenagers who inadvertently get themselves involved in a drug ring. It was the directorial debut of Kershner. The film stars Yale Wexler, Abby Dalton, Steven Marlo, Allen Kramer, Herschel Bernardi and Jonathon Haze. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on May 3, 1958.

Production

The film was financed by Roger Corman who was executive producer. He provided $15,000 of the budget.

My brother told me that it was the greatest mistake of my career because on account of that success I reinvested my money in other productions that were all failures. I gave great freedom to the writers, since I myself do not like when people tell me what to do when I’m filming. I never said a word to Kershner.

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