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Pier 23 (1951)
Directed by William Berke
Overview
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.
Length 58 minutes
Actors
Hugh Beaumont | Ann Savage | Edward Brophy | Richard Travis | Margia Dean | Mike Mazurki | David Bruce | Raymond Greenleaf | Eve Miller | Harry Hayden | Joi Lansing | Peter Mamakos | Chris Drake | Billy Varga | John Indrisano | Richard Monahan | Charles Wagenheim | Jack Chefe | Heinie Conklin | Jack Gordon | Kit Guard | Barry Norton | Cosmo Sardo | Max Wagner