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Pier 23 (1951) [N/A]

Release Date:
May 11, 1951

Original Title:
Pier 23

Alternate Titles:
Flesh and Leather

Genres:
Crime | Drama | Mystery

Production Companies:
Sigmund Neufeld Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 58

GANGLAND GALAHAD! He's a cop's pet peeve... and a gal's pet passion!

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Art Direction:
Frank Paul Sylos

Assistant Director:
John Francis Murphy

Associate Producer:
Jack Leewood

Construction Manager:
Tom Kemp

Dialogue Coach:
Stanley Price

Director:
William Berke

Director of Photography:
Jack Greenhalgh

Editor:
Carl Pierson
Harry Reynolds

Makeup Artist:
Paul Stanhope

Music:
Bert Shefter

Producer:
William Berke

Property Master:
Leigh Carson

Screenplay:
Julian Harmon
Victor West

Set Decoration:
Harry Reif

Sound:
Glen Glenn

Special Effects:
Ray Mercer

Story:
Herb Margolis
Lou Morheim

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Alfred Berke

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