13 West Street

13 West Street is a 1962 film drama starring Alan Ladd. It was based on the novel The Tiger Among Us 1957 by Leigh Brackett, who called the film very, very dull.

For no discernible reason, scientist Walt Sherill is assaulted and viciously beaten by a group of welldressed young men. When the police, including investigating officer Detective Koleski, are in his opinion too slow in finding the culprits, Sherill decides to go after them on his own.A private investigators work leads him to Chuck Landry, the gangs leader. Sherills nonstop search for revenge causes one member of the gang to commit suicide. Landry counters by kidnapping Sherills wife, Tracey, and the private eye is killed. ........

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