Pier 23 (1951)
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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Hugh Beaumont
as Dennis O'Brien
as Dennis O'Brien
Ann Savage
as Ann Harmon
as Ann Harmon
Edward Brophy
as Prof. Shicker
as Prof. Shicker
Richard Travis
as Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
as Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
Margia Dean
as Flo Klingle
as Flo Klingle
Mike Mazurki
as Ape Danowski
as Ape Danowski
David Bruce
as Charles Giffen
as Charles Giffen
Raymond Greenleaf
as Father Donovan
as Father Donovan
Eve Miller
as Norma Harmon
as Norma Harmon
Harry Hayden
as Dr. Earl J. Tomkins
as Dr. Earl J. Tomkins
Joi Lansing
as The Cocktail Waitress
as The Cocktail Waitress
Peter Mamakos
as Nick Garrison
as Nick Garrison
Chris Drake
as Mike Greeley
as Mike Greeley
Billy Varga
as Willie Klingle
as Willie Klingle
John Indrisano
as Mushy Cavelli
as Mushy Cavelli
Richard Monahan
as Henry - Bartender
as Henry - Bartender
Charles Wagenheim
as Lefty - Policy Man
as Lefty - Policy Man
Jack Chefe
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
as Counter Man (uncredited)
as Counter Man (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
as Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
as Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
Kit Guard
as Drunk at Wrestling Match (uncredited)
as Drunk at Wrestling Match (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
as Club patron (uncredited)
as Club patron (uncredited)
Max Wagner
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
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William Berke
Director
Director
Herb Margolis
Story
Story
Julian Harmon
Screenplay
Screenplay
Lou Morheim
Story
Story
Victor West
Screenplay
Screenplay
Ray Mercer
Special Effects
Special Effects
Bert Shefter
Music
Music
Stanley Price
Dialogue Coach
Dialogue Coach
Tom Kemp
Construction Manager
Construction Manager
John Francis Murphy
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Alfred Berke
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wardrobe Supervisor
Leigh Carson
Property Master
Property Master
Harry Reif
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Carl Pierson
Editor
Editor
Harry Reynolds
Editor
Editor
Glen Glenn
Sound
Sound
Jack Greenhalgh
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Frank Paul Sylos
Art Direction
Art Direction
Jack Leewood
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Paul Stanhope
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
William Berke
Producer
Producer
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