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Frisco Waterfront (1935)

Frisco Waterfront poster
Directed by
Joseph Santley, Arthur Lubin
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
53 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to make a living on the San Francisco docks while dealing with crooked bosses and a love triangle. The story follows his struggle to stay honest in a tough environment.

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What happens

Frisco Waterfront is a 1935 American drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and Joseph Santley and starring Ben Lyon, Helen Twelvetrees and Rod La Rocque. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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