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.
Private Detective 62
It's a pleasure to have your home wrecked by a man like him.
A former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is deported back to the USA, where he can only find work at a low-rent detective agency. He soon gets involved with a woman with ties to a crooked gambling club owner, who is a client of his agency.
Top Billed Cast
William Powell Donald Free
Margaret Lindsay Janet Reynolds
Arthur Hohl Dan Hogan
Ruth Donnelly Amy Moran
Gordon Westcott Tony Bandor
Natalie Moorhead Helen Burns
James Bell Whitey
Hobart Cavanaugh Harcourt S. Burns
Irving Bacon Cab Driver
Arthur Byron Tracey (Uncredited)
Heinie Conklin Bartender (Uncredited)
Eddie Dunn Club Doorman (Uncredited)
Charles Lane Process Server (Uncredited)
Eddie Phillips Mrs. Wright's Paramour (Uncredited)
Georges Renavent Ship's Captain Henri LaFarge (Uncredited)
Sheila Terry Mrs. Wright (Uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson Club Bartender (Uncredited)
Toby Wing Free's Lady Friend (Uncredited)
Joan Barclay Gambler (Uncredited)
Bill Elliott Man at Roulette Table (Uncredited)
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