Waterfront (1954–1956)

John Herrick was the captain of the tug "Cheryl Ann" in Los Angeles harbor. His family consisted of wife May, police detective son Jim, and the crew of the tug, his son Carl, Tip and Willie... See full summary »

Stars:

Preston Foster, Douglas Dick, Lois Moran

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Preston Foster	...	Cap'n John Herrick (78 episodes, 1954-1955)
Douglas Dick	...	Carl Herrick (36 episodes, 1954-1955)
Lois Moran	...	May (Mom) Herrick (32 episodes, 1954-1955)

Storyline

John Herrick was the captain of the tug "Cheryl Ann" in Los Angeles harbor. His family consisted of wife May, police detective son Jim, and the crew of the tug, his son Carl, Tip and Willie. Carl was engaged to Terry. The stories revolved around the family and various criminals encountered around the harbor.

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1954 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Roland Reed Productions, ZIV Television Programs

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (78 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

A forgotten gem of an old TV series

I remember seeing this as a child. It was one of my favorite series.I was only seven when it went off the air, so I didn't remember a great deal of it later. However, when we first got cable in the 1980's, there was a short lived channel called the "Nostalgia Channel" which ran this and some other long forgotten old series.

I was pleased to find that my old impressions of this series were not exaggerated.It was superb on second viewing.I had forgotten most of it so it was like seeing it all over again. Preston Foster was great as the tugboat captain.Most of it was shot on location, on ships, on the waterfront,dock areas, salvage yards, etc. and gives a great picture of maritime life as it was then.This is one series that deserves to be shown on TV again, instead of rerunning the same 1970's and 80's series over and over again.