Murder on the Waterfront
{{short description|1943 film by B. Reeves Eason}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Murder on the Waterfront
| image = Murder on the Waterfront poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = B. Reeves Eason
| producer = William Jacobs
| screenplay = Robert E. Kent
| starring = Warren Douglas
Joan Winfield
John Loder
Ruth Ford
Bill Crago
Bill Kennedy
| music = Howard Jackson
| cinematography = Harry Neumann
| editing = James Gibbon
| studio = Warner Bros.
| distributor = Warner Bros.
| released = {{Film date|1943|9|18}}
| runtime = 51 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Murder on the Waterfront is a 1943 American drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars Warren Douglas, Joan Winfield, John Loder, Ruth Ford, Bill Crago and Bill Kennedy. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 18, 1943.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2373/murder-on-the-waterfront |title=Murder on the Waterfront (1943) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-08-04}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/103222/Murder-on-the-Waterfront/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307090720/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/103222/Murder-on-the-Waterfront/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-07 |title=Murder-on-the-Waterfront - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |author=Hal Erickson |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2016 |accessdate=2015-08-04}}
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 ==
- Warren Douglas as Joey Davis
- Joan Winfield as Gloria Davis
- John Loder as Lt. Cmdr. Holbrook
- Ruth Ford as Lana Shane
- Bill Crago as Lt. Dawson
- Bill Kennedy as First Officer Barnes
- William B. Davidson as Capt. David Towne
- Don Costello as Gordon Shane
- James Flavin as Cmdr. George Kalin
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0036181|Murder on the Waterfront}}
{{B. Reeves Eason}}
Category:Films directed by B. Reeves Eason
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:Films scored by Howard Jackson (composer)
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