''Murder on the Waterfront'' is a 1943 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

B. Reeves Eason William Reeves Eason (October 2, 1886 – June 9, 1956), known as B. Reeves Eason, was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a secon ...

and written by

Robert E. Kent Robert E. Kent (August 31, 1911 in Canal Zone, Panama – December 11, 1984 in Los Angeles) was an American film writer and film producer. Career Kent began as a rapid screenwriter for Sam Katzman at Columbia. For seven years he worked as a ...

. The film stars

Warren Douglas Warren Douglas (born Warren Douglas Wandberg; July 29, 1911 – November 15, 1997) was an American actor and screenwriter. Career Born in Minneapolis, Douglas was a 1929 graduate of Minneapolis South High School. He later attended the Minneapo ...

Joan Winfield Joan Winfield (born Joan Marie Therese MacGillicuddy; 24 September 1918 – 16 June 1978) was an Australian-born actress and talented violinist, who appeared in Hollywood films in the 1940s, mostly in uncredited roles. She married director ...

, John Loder,

Ruth Ford Ruth Ford (July 7, 1911 – August 12, 2009) was an American actress and model. Her brother was the Bohemianism, bohemian surrealist Charles Henri Ford. Their parents owned or managed hotels in the American South, and the family regularly move ...

, Bill Crago and Bill Kennedy. The film was released by

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...

on September 18, 1943.

Plot

Joey and Gloria Davis get married, but Joey must report to service in the Navy before they can have their wedding night. Joey sneaks his new wife into a heavily secured camp which is watchful due to new top secret information. When a murder is found, the newlyweds find themselves involved in the investigation. A mystery ensues, and Gloria may be in danger.

Cast

as Joey Davis *

as Gloria Davis * John Loder as Lt. Cmdr. Holbrook *

as Lana Shane *Bill Crago as Lt. Dawson * Bill Kennedy as First Officer Barnes *

William B. Davidson William Beatman Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1915 and 1947. Early life Davidson was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He attended Columbia University, w ...

as Capt. David Towne *

Don Costello Eldon Lawrence "Don" Costello (September 5, 1901 – October 24, 1945) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio. Background Costello was born in New Orleans on September 5, 1901. He was the son of James J. Costello and Mary E. Cos ...

as Gordon Shane *

James Flavin James William Flavin Jr. (May 14, 1906 – April 23, 1976) was an American character actor whose career lasted for nearly half a century. Early life The son of a hotel waiter of Canadian-English descent,Flavin's obituary, distributed by United ...

as Cmdr. George Kalin

References

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* 1943 films Warner Bros. films American drama films Films directed by B. Reeves Eason American black-and-white films 1943 drama films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-drama-film-stub