I Cover the Waterfront
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| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Produced by | Edward Small |
| Written by | Max Miller (book) Wells Root Jack Jevne (additional dialogue) |
| Starring | Ben Lyon Claudette Colbert Ernest Torrance Hobart Cavanaugh |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Editing by | Grant Whytock |
| Distributed by | United Artists (1933) Astor Pictures Corporation (1941) (re-release) |
| Release date(s) | May 19, 1933 |
| Running time | 75 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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I Cover the Waterfront is a 1933 film directed by James Cruze. It stars Ben Lyon, Claudette Colbert, Ernest Torrance, and Hobart Cavanaugh.
It tells the story of a reporter who investigates a dockland smuggling operation. In the process he becomes romantically involved with daughter of the man he is investigating. The film was based on a book by the same name, written by Max Miller. Miller was a beat reporter in San Diego who covered stories on the city's waterfront.
The song "I Cover the Waterfront" appears in the film as an instrumental only. The song, with music by Johnny Green and lyrics by Edward Heyman, has become a jazz standard.
[edit] Cast
- Ben Lyon as H. Joseph 'Joe' Miller
- Claudette Colbert as Julie Kirk
- Ernest Torrence as Eli Kirk (Julie's father)
- Hobart Cavanaugh as One Punch McCoy
- Maurice Black as Ortegus (Kirk's First Mate)
- Purnell Pratt as John Phelps ('Standard editor, Miller's boss)
- Harry Beresford as Old Chris (salvage man)
- Wilfred Lucas as Randall (Coast Guard officer)
[edit] External links
- I Cover the Waterfront at the TCM Movie Database
- http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/testing/html/mss0158a.html
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