Underplayed Gems

I Cover the Waterfront (1933)

I Cover the Waterfront poster
Directed by
James Cruze
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A newspaper reporter looks into a smuggling ring along the docks. He meets a woman whose father is his main suspect, and they begin a romance.

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What happens

I Cover the Waterfront is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Ben Lyon, Claudette Colbert, Ernest Torrence, and Hobart Cavanaugh. Based on then best-selling novel by Max Miller, a reporter for the San Diego Sun, the film is about a reporter who investigates a waterfront smuggling operation, and becomes romantically involved with the daughter of the man he is investigating. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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