I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
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- Approved
- 1h 12min
- Crime, Drama
- 19 May 1933 (USA)
- Movie
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
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Cast verified as complete
| Ben Lyon | ... |
H. Joseph 'Joe' Miller
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| Claudette Colbert | ... |
Julie Kirk
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| Ernest Torrence | ... |
Eli Kirk
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| Hobart Cavanaugh | ... |
One Punch McCoy
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| Maurice Black | ... |
Ortegus
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| Purnell Pratt | ... |
John Phelps
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| Harry Beresford | ... |
Old Chris
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| Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Randall
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| Claudia Coleman | ... |
Mother Morgan (uncredited)
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| Lillian Harmer | ... |
Gossip with Telescope (uncredited)
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| Al Hill | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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George Humbert | ... |
Tony Silva (uncredited)
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| Rosita Marstini | ... |
Mrs. Silva (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| James Cruze | ||
Written by
| Max Miller | ... | (book) |
| Wells Root | ... | (writer) & |
| Jack Jevne | ... | (additional dialogue) |
Produced by
| Edward Small | ... | producer |
Music by
| Alfred Newman | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Ray June | ||
Editing by
| Grant Whytock | ||
Art Direction by
| Albert S. D'Agostino | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Vernon Keays | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Gösta Åberg | ... | poster artist: Sweden (as Åberg) |
Sound Department
| Oscar Lagerstrom | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hal Carney | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Ellis W. Carter | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| James Hackett | ... | second unit assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Gaston Longet | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Paul Perry | ... | second unit camera (uncredited) |
| Stuart Thompson | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Joseph M. Schenck | ... | copyright holder |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1933) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1933) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1933) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1933) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Dr. Hauser & Company (1933) (Austria) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Astor Pictures Corporation (1942) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Associated British Film Distributors (A.B.F.D.) (1943) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release) (as Ealing Distribution)
- Commonwealth Pictures Corporation (1950) (United States) (tv)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
- Reel Media International (2005) (World-wide) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- Film Detective (2015) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Reporter Joe Miller is sure that fisherman Eli Kirk smuggles illegal Chinese immigrants into the country, but can't obtain enough evidence to satisfy his editor. Chance plays into his hands in the lovely form of Kirk's daughter, Julie, whom he catches swimming in the nude and pumps for information. But she's fiercely loyal to her dad, and may be too attractive for Joe's own good. Racy pre-Code sexual situations.
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | "YOU'RE AS LOW AS THEY COME" "First you warm up to me as a friend, even pretended to love me, and all the time you were scheming, planning a way to wring from me the evidence that would ruin my dad." (Print Ad-Albany Evening News, ((Albany, NY)) 9 June 1933) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The composition "I Cover the Waterfront" became a popular jazz standard, in both vocal and instrumental versions, and was performed and recorded by many bands and vocalists from the 1930s on. Originally, the book the movie was based on inspired the tune; it was not written for the movie. However, the movie was re-scored just before its release to include the tune as an instrumental. Written by Johnny Green and Edward Heyman, the song went on to become a jazz standard recorded by many artists, including Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, The Ink Spots, and Ella Fitzgerald, among others. See more » |
| Goofs | The news items about a woman giving birth in a water taxi, and the Empress of Britain docking that Joe reports over the telephone to the reporter at the news desk, had already appeared in print under his byline in the newspaper shown in the preceding sequence. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Miss London Ltd. (1943). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I COVER THE WATERFRONT See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The opening credits are shown as if displayed on a front page of a newspaper with headlines and photos. See more » |
| Quotes |
Julie Kirk:
I'm afraid of tomorrow, without you. See more » |