Synopsis
A rookie assistant DA is assigned to investigate the murder of a longshoreman, killed for exposing gangster involvement on the piers, and meets up with a "code of silence" amongst all potential witnesses.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Arnold LavenDirector
- Lawrence RomanScreenplay
Cast
- Richard EganWilliam Keating
- Jan SterlingMadge Pitts
- Dan DuryeaJohn Jacob Masters
- Julie AdamsDee
- Walter MatthauAl Dahlke
- Charles McGrawLt. Anthony Vosnick
- Sam LeveneHoward Rysdale
- Mickey ShaughnessySolly Pitts
- Harry BellaverBenjy Karp
- Nick DennisMidget
- Joe DowningEddie 'Cockeye' Cook
- Ned WeverCaptain Sid Wallace
Stills
Themes
film noirwaterfront