I’m paid to witness hardship. Don Siegel directed Crime in the Streets from a script by Reginald Rose. The cast includes John Cassavetes, James Whitmore, Sal Mineo, Mark Rydell, Virginia Gregg, Peter J. Votrian, Will Kuluva and Malcolm Atterbury. Franz Waxman composed the score, and Sam Leavitt was responsible for the cinematography. Social worker Ben Wagner (Whitmore) attempts to assist The Hornets, a local sl…