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1 Summary
2 The Miller Connection
3 Factual inaccuracies
4 Fair use rationale for Image:On the waterfront423.jpg

[edit] Summary

Needs a section summarizing the plot

Someone needs to expand on Terry's "trechery". I believe he was already against the mob by the time his brother was killed. MC Dupree 16:36, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Miller Connection

The article states that Miller's crucible is a response to "On the Waterfront". The play was written in 1953 and the movie was made in 54. Is it the other way around ? - Vatsa, June 9, 2005

Perhaps the article is talking about A View From The Bridge Aioth 03:28, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Factual inaccuracies

There are two significant unsubstantiated and unsourced statements in this article. The first is the "Crucible" issue above. That is contradicted by the description of the origins of the movie on filmsite.org, which I have linked.

The second is the reference to a Hoboken informant named Arthur DiVincenzo being the basis of this movie. I could find no reference to DiVincenzo on Google, except for pickups of this article. He is also not mentioned in the book "Waterfront Priest" in either the index or in the introduction by screenwriter Budd Schulberg.

note* articles can be found regarding di vincenzo's case against
      columbia & his settlement. ref: the jersey journal archieves
      about mid 1970's & current archieves of the hoboken reporter
      as seen in Hoboken History Issue No. 18, published by the  
      Hoboken Historical Museum. article author  Nicholas Acocella 
      editor of the respected insider newsletter New Jersey     
      Politfax.
       *other - columbia pictures, out of  court lawsuits &        
        settlements 1970's.
       *an awarded 25 thousand  to di  vincenzo proving a
        obvious negation of schulbergs denial of anthony 
        di vincenzo's claims.

According to Schulberg, the book was based on the Malcolm Johnson stories and his discussions with Father Corridan. So I am going to remove the references to the Crucible and to DiVincenzo unless someone can produce some verifiable sourcing of that.--Mantanmoreland 17:08, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:On the waterfront423.jpg

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