Stakeout on Dope Street [SEP] director
Stakeout on Dope Street
Stakeout on Dope Street is a 1958 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, Morris Miller, Allen Kramer and Jonathon Haze. The film was released by Warner Bros. on May 3, 1958.
Plot.
Late one night in Los Angeles, Sgt. Fred Matthews (
including Malden Bridge Playhouse in New York and Pittsburgh Playhouse. His Broadway credits include "Tea and Sympathy" (1953) and "The Best House in Naples" (1956). He also worked behind the scenes, producing plays in Chicago. On film, Wexler starred in "Stakeout on Dope Street" (1958) and appeared in "Time Limit" (1957). He also had a multi-year tenure as chairman of the Chicago International Film Festival. He acted on television in soap operas and in four