New Orleans Uncensored (1955)

Director:

William Castle

Writers:

Orville H. Hampton (screenplay), Orville H. Hampton (story),

Stars:

Arthur Franz, Beverly Garland, Helene Stanton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arthur Franz	...	Dan Corbett
Beverly Garland	...	Marie Reilly
Helene Stanton	...	Alma Mae
Michael Ansara	...	Floyd 'Zero' Saxon
Stacy Harris	...	Scrappy Durant
William Henry	...	Joe Reilly
Michael Granger	...	Jack Petty
Frankie Ray	...	Deuce
Ed Nelson	...	Charlie (as Edwin Stafford Nelson)
Mike Mazurki	...	Big Mike
Al Chittenden	...	Himself
Joseph L. Scheuering	...	Himself
Victor Schiro
Howard L. Dey	...	Himself
Pete Herman	...	Himself

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

racketeering

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Taglines:

Filmed at White Heat...At the Bottom of Desire Street!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

Riot on Pier 6

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Good guys vs the mob time-waster

This film which was made on location in New Orleans is the "true" story of one man's battle with the mob. Arthur Franz plays a just discharged navy man who ends up in New Orleans looking for work. He hits the docks looking for a job as a longshoreman. It does not take long before he becomes involved in the seamy side of dock life. Kick-backs to the union bosses, stolen cargo, or as they say, "misplaced" cargo, and even murder. When a friend is killed off for rocking the boat, Franz decides to get some pay back. He tells the police he will go undercover and get the goods on the mob boss, Michael Ansara. Ansara plays the mobster with the unlikely name of Floyd "Zero" Saxon. When Ansara catches wind of the police investigation he decides to bump off Franz. There is a dockside chase and a blazing gun battle before all is put right and Ansara is disposed of. There is some great back and forth between Franz and Beverly Garland who plays the mobster's girl. While Garland and Franz are doing a little couch wrestling she says,"Be sure not the skid on the curves!" While the film slides a bit in the middle it does get the job done as a mid range time-waster.