Criss Cross 75 years old

When you Double-Cross a Double-Crosser... It's a Criss Cross!

Criss Cross

Burt Lancaster plays Steve Thompson, a man who seals his dark fate when he returns to Los Angeles to find his ex-wife Anna Dundee (Yvonne DeCarlo) eager to rekindle their love against all better judgement. She encourages their affair but then quickly marries mobster Slim Dundee (Dan Duryea). To deflect suspicion of the affair, Steve Thompson leads Dundee into a daylight armored-truck robbery.

Credits

Criss Cross Cast

Name Character
Raymond Burr He was 31, 76 years old when he died as Gangster
Burt Lancaster He was 35, 80 years old when he died as Steve Thompson / Narrator
Dan Duryea He was 41, 61 years old when he died as Slim Dundee
Stephen McNally He was 37, 82 years old when he died as Det. Lt. Peter 'Pete' Ramirez
Gene Evans He was 26, 75 years old when he died as Donlan
Percy Helton He was 54, 77 years old when he died as Frank
Yvonne De Carlo She was 26, 84 years old when she died as Anna Dundee
Richard Long He was 3, 29 years old when he died as Slade Thompson
Griff Barnett He was 65, 74 years old when he died as Pop
Beatrice Roberts She was 43, 65 years old when she died as Nurse
Alan Napier He was 46, 85 years old when he died as Finchley
Esy Morales He was 31, 33 years old when he died as Orchestra Leader
Tony Curtis He was 23, 85 years old when he died as Gigolo
Marc Krah He was 42, 67 years old when he died as Mort
Joan Miller She was 8, 30 years old when she died as The Lush
Edna Holland She was 53, 87 years old when she died as Mrs. Thompson
Tom Pedi He was 35, 83 years old when he died as Vincent
John Doucette He was 27, 73 years old when he died as Walt
Meg Randall She was 22, 91 years old when she died as Helen

Criss Cross Crew

Name Department
Boris Leven as Art Direction. He was 40 (78) years old when He died Art
Franz Planer as Director of Photography. He was 54 (68) years old when He died Camera
Ted J. Kent as Editor. He was 47 (84) years old when He died Editing
Miklós Rózsa as Music. He was 41 (88) years old when He died Sound
Russell A. Gausman as Set Decoration. He was 56 (70) years old when He died Art
Bernard Herzbrun as Art Direction. He was 58 (72) years old when He died Art
Oliver Emert as Set Decoration. He was 46 (72) years old when He died Art
Daniel Fuchs as Writer. He was 39 (84) years old when He died Writing
Don Tracy as Novel. He was 43 (70) years old when He died Writing
Michael Kraike as Producer. Production
Yvonne Wood as Costume Design. She was 34 (84) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
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Criss Cross (75 years)

When you Double-Cross a Double-Crosser... It's a Criss Cross!

  • Release day: Friday, February 04, 1949
  • Runtime: 88 minutes