Pier 23 (1951)
Overview
Pier 23 was one of three hour-long mysteries produced by Lippert Productions for both TV and theatrical release. Each of the three films was evenly divided into two half-hour "episodes," and each starred Hugh Beaumont as San Francisco-based amateur sleuth Dennis O'Brien. In Pier 23, O'Brien first tackles the case of a wrestler who has died of a suspicious heart attack after refusing to lose a match. He then agrees to help a priest talk an escaped criminal into returning to prison. The film's two-part structure leads to repetition and predictability, but it's fun to watch TV's "Ward Cleaver" making like Philip Marlowe.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.342 |
Directed By
William Berke
Crew
William Berke
Herb Margolis
Lou Morheim
Julian Harmon
Victor West
Bert Shefter
John Francis Murphy
Leigh Carson
Tom Kemp
Ray Mercer
Alfred Berke
Stanley Price
William Berke
Jack Greenhalgh
Carl Pierson
Harry Reynolds
Harry Reif
Frank Paul Sylos
Paul Stanhope
Glen Glenn
Jack Leewood
TOP CAST
Hugh Beaumont
Dennis O'Brien
Ann Savage
Ann Harmon
Edward Brophy
Prof. Shicker
Richard Travis
Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
Margia Dean
Flo Klingle
Mike Mazurki
Ape Danowski
David Bruce
Charles Giffen
Raymond Greenleaf
Father Donovan
Eve Miller
Norma Harmon
Harry Hayden
Dr. Earl J. Tomkins
Joi Lansing
The Cocktail Waitress
Peter Mamakos
Nick Garrison
Chris Drake
Mike Greeley
Billy Varga
Willie Klingle
John Indrisano
Mushy Cavelli
Richard Monahan
Henry - Bartender
Charles Wagenheim
Lefty - Policy Man
Jack Chefe
Waiter (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Counter Man (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Drunk at Wrestling Match (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Waiter (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Club patron (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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