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1959 film

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Cry Tough
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Stanley
Written by	Harry Kleiner
Based on	the novel Cry Tough by Irving Shulman
Produced by	Harry Kleiner
Starring	John Saxon Linda Cristal Joseph Calleia
Cinematography	Irving Glassberg Philip H. Lathrop
Edited by	Frederic Knudtson
Music by	Laurindo Almeida
Production companies	Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions Cannon Productions Anne Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	August 1959 (1959-08)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English-Spanish

Cry Tough is a 1959 American film noir crime drama film noir directed by Paul Stanley written by Harry Kleiner, starring John Saxon, Linda Cristal and Joseph Calleia.

The screenplay of the film is based on the novel of the same name by Irving Shulman. However, in the transition from print to film the Jewish Brooklyn gang of the novel became a Puerto Rican gang in Spanish Harlem.

Plot

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Cast

John Saxon as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada
Linda Cristal as Sarita
Joseph Calleia as Sr. Estrada
Harry Townes as Carlos Mendoza
Don Gordon as Incho
Perry Lopez as Toro
Frank Puglia as Lavandero
Penny Santon as Señora Estrada

Production

Saxon made it as the first under a three picture deal he had with the Hecht-Hill-Lancaster production company. It was one of several juvenile delinquent-themed movies he made.

References

Cry Tough at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
CRY TOUGH Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 26, Iss. 300, (Jan 1, 1959): 149.
"Cry Tough film article". at tcm.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
Elizabeth Taylor Gets Huge Film Bid. Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 28 Aug 1958: B6.
Vagg, Stephen (July 29, 2020). "The Top Twelve Stages of Saxon". Filmink.

External links

Cry Tough at IMDb
Cry Tough at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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Presidents	Harold Hecht (Filmography) Burt Lancaster (Filmography)
Key people	Maxwell Arnow Loring Buzzell George Glass James Hill Joseph Hyams Harry Kleiner Gilbert Kurland Nat Perrin Walter Seltzer Lu Ann Simms
Films	Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948) The Flame and the Arrow (1950) Ten Tall Men (1951) The First Time (1952) The Crimson Pirate (1952) His Majesty O'Keefe (1954) Apache (1954) Vera Cruz (1954) Marty (1955) The Kentuckian (1955) Trapeze (1956) The Bachelor Party (1957) Sweet Smell of Success (Soundtrack) (1957) Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) Separate Tables (1958) The Rabbit Trap (1959) Cry Tough (1959) The Devil's Disciple (1959) Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959) Take a Giant Step (1959) The Unforgiven (1960) The Young Savages (1961) Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Subsidiaries	Alma Productions Calyork Music Calyork Records Clifton Productions Colby Music Contemporary Productions Flora Productions Halburt Productions Hecht & Buzzell Music Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Films Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions (Australia) Hecht-Lancaster Organization Hecht-Lancaster Productions Hecht-Lancaster & Buzzell Music James Productions Joanna Productions Leigh Music Linden Productions Maine Records Sheila Productions Steven Productions Susan Productions William Enterprises
Affiliates	Anne Productions Bryna Productions Brynaprod Canon Productions Columbia Pictures Curtleigh Productions Jeffrey Productions Harold Hecht Productions Frank Ross Productions Norlan Productions United Artists United Productions of America Universal-International Pictures Universal Pictures Warner Brothers Pictures

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