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Docks of San Francisco
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Wikipedia article
'Docks of San Francisco' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Mary Nolan, Jason Robards Sr. and Marjorie Beebe.Pitts p.241 It was originally released by Mayfair Pictures, and later re-released by Commonwealth Pictures in 1948. The film was long considered to be a lost film but is now on YouTube.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=5617 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:'The Docks of San Francisco']
Plot
The plot follows a caf waitress who becomes a small-time gangster's mistress and a novelist decides to rescue her from the gangster's clutches.
Cast
* Mary Nolan as Belle
* Jason Robards Sr. as John Banning
* Marjorie Beebe as Rose Gillen
* John Davidson as Vance
* Max Davidson as Max Ranovich, the Detective
* Arthur Millett as Police Chief Rafferty
* Ernie Adams as Cookie
* Walter James as Phony Caf Waiter
* George Chesebro as Vance's Henchman
* Hal Price as Vance's Henchman
* Charles McAvoy as Policeman
* Frank Meredith as Plainclothesman
* Paul Panzer as Caf Waiter
References
Bibliography
* Pitts, Michael R. 'Poverty Row Studios, 19291940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each'. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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