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Pier 23 (1951)

APPROVED 58 min  -  Short | Comedy | Crime  -   11 May 1951 (USA)
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Private detective finds himself framed for the murders of a wrestler and a crooked referee, then for the murder of a mystery man posing as a new parolee from Alcatraz.

Director:

William Berke

Writers:

Herbert H. Margolis (story), Lou Morheim (story), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hugh Beaumont Hugh Beaumont ...
Dennis O'Brien
Ann Savage Ann Savage ...
Ann Harmon
Edward Brophy Edward Brophy ...
Prof. Shicker
Richard Travis Richard Travis ...
Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
Margia Dean ...
Flo Klingle
Mike Mazurki ...
Ape Danowski
David Bruce David Bruce ...
Charles Giffen
Raymond Greenleaf Raymond Greenleaf ...
Father Donovan
Eve Miller Eve Miller ...
Norma Harmon
Harry Hayden Harry Hayden ...
Dr. Earl J. Tomkins
Joi Lansing Joi Lansing ...
The Cocktail Waitress (as Joy Lansing)
Peter Mamakos Peter Mamakos ...
Nick Garrison
Chris Drake Chris Drake ...
Mike Greeley - aka Joe Harmon
John Indrisano John Indrisano ...
Mushy Cavelli (as Johnny Indrasano)
Bill Varga Bill Varga ...
Willie Klingle
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Storyline

In the first of two separate stories, Private-Detective Dennis O'Brien becomes involved with a gang that uses a rigged wrestling match as a means for murder. In the second story O'Brien tries to discourage a convict from making an escape-attempt from Alcatraz. Later O'Brien mistakes another man for the convict, and winds up charged with a murder. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Murder | Alcatraz | Convict | Private Detective | Wrestling  | See more »

Taglines:

GANGLAND GALAHAD! He's a cop's pet peeve... and a gal's pet passion!

Genres:

Short | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Flesh and Leather See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spartan Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Edited down to each of its two segments, each of them re-titled, this was sold to television in the early 1950's as two parts of a syndicated half hour mystery show. See more »