Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957)

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103 min - Crime | Drama - 1 September 1957 (USA)

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Three men gun down Solly Pitts, 'rebel' against the racket-ridden Longshoremen's Union. Before dying, Pitts tells his wife 'Cockeye' Cook was one of the killers... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Richard Egan	...	William "Bill" Keating
	Jan Sterling	...	Madge Pitts
	Dan Duryea	...	John Jacob Masters
	Julie Adams	...	Daisy 'Dee' Pauley
	Walter Matthau	...	Al Dahlke
	Charles McGraw	...	Lt. Anthony Vosnick
	Sam Levene	...	Howard Rysdale
	Mickey Shaughnessy	...	Solly Pitts
	Harry Bellaver	...	Benjy Karp
	Nick Dennis	...	Midget Dock Worker
	Joe Downing	...	Eddie 'Cockeye' Cook
	Ned Wever	...	Captain Sid Wallace
	Billy M. Greene	...	Monk Mohler
	John McNamara	...	Judge Craiger
	Amzie Strickland	...	Mrs. Cavanagh

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Three men gun down Solly Pitts, 'rebel' against the racket-ridden Longshoremen's Union. Before dying, Pitts tells his wife 'Cockeye' Cook was one of the killers...but won't repeat it to the police, nor will anyone else help them. It seems it's a dockyard tradition to handle private battles without help. Bill Keating, new to the D.A.'s office, is just naive enough to think he can make a case against Cook; but his efforts seem to be leading only to further violence... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

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More Tense Action On The Waterfront! (original poster) See more »

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Crime | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 1957 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Drei Schritte vor der Hölle See more »

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Universal International Pictures (UI) See more »

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Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Hedy Lamarr was replaced midway through filming by Jan Sterling. See more »

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Anachronisms: Even though the story takes place in December and January in New York City, the sun is always shining, all the principals are dressed in lightweight clothing, and there is no sign of snow or winter conditions anywhere. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Love & War: Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (#2.13)" (1994) See more »

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"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"
Music by Richard Rodgers
Arranged by Herschel Burke Gilbert See more »

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