Six Bridges to Cross

Six Bridges to Cross orBridges to Cross is a 1955 American crime caper film directed by Joseph Pevney of UniversalInternational. The film starred Tony Curtis, George Nader, Julie Adams, Jay C. Flippen and Sal Mineo on his screen debut. Six Bridges to Cross is based upon the famous 1950 Great Brinks Robbery of Boston, Massachusetts in which the thieves made off with roughly 2.5 million.

The screenplay for the film was written by Sydney Boehm, based on Joseph F. Dinneens They Stole 25,000,000 And Got Away with It. The film was shot on location in Boston.A young Clint Eastwood auditioned for the film in May 1954 in his first real audition but was rejected by Pevney. The part of the young Florea was given to a 15yearold Sal Mineo. Mineo had also successfully auditioned for a part in The Private War of Major Benson as a cadet colonel opposite Charlton Heston. Sammy Davis, Jr. was hired to sing the title track written by friend Jeff Chandler, recording it on December 2, 1954. The overall score was composed by Frank Skinner and Herman Stein but they went uncredited in the film for their contributions. ........

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