22 Jun 1954
On the Waterfront
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
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Vail Bloom Amelia Chester
Nikolai Soroko Rex
Carlos Guerrero Landon Price Kevin Sansom
Ellen Marguerite Cullivan Wealthy Art Museum Gallery-Goer
Jamal Stewart Cop 1
Nathan Sabo Jiggs Sansom
John Hardy Lochlan Jones
Laura Ault Sadie Myers
Nikki Nunziato Darla Jones
Jackie Kruz Cynthia Jones
Michael S Monroe Blake Channing
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