I Cover the Waterfront

I Cover the Waterfront (1933)

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Max Miller's best-seller forms the basis of this romantic melodrama about cynical, hard-drinking reporter Joe Miller (Ben Lyon), who exploits his romance with Julie Kirk (Claudette Colbert) to hand in a sensational story to his newspaper. Julie's father Eli (Ernest Torrence) is a decrepit… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 10 min.
Directed By
James Cruze
Written By
Wells Root, Jack Jevne
Genres
Drama, Classics
In Theaters
May 19, 1933 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    At the time it was fresh, daring and influential, especially raising eyebrows in the 1930s were the scenes of casual sex.

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