- I Cover the Waterfront
Infobox_Film
name = I Cover the Waterfront
caption =
imdb_id = 0024151
writer = Max Miller (book)Wells Root Jack Jevne (additional dialogue)
starring =Ben Lyon Claudette Colbert Ernest Torrance Hobart Cavanaugh
director =James Cruze
music =Alfred Newman
editing =Grant Whytock | cinematography =Ray June
producer =Edward Small Joseph M. Schenck
distributor =United Artists (1933)Astor Pictures Corporation (1941 re-release)
released =May 19 ,1933
runtime = 75 min
language = English
country = USA
budget =
amg_id = 1:24032
"I Cover the Waterfront" (1933) is a film directed byJames Cruze and starringBen Lyon ,Claudette Colbert ,Ernest Torrance , andHobart Cavanaugh .It tells the story of a reporter who investigates a dockland smuggling operation. In the process he becomes romantically involved with daughter of the man he is investigating. The film was based on a book by the same name, written by Max Miller (1899-1967), a beat reporter in San Diego who covered stories on the city's waterfront.
The song "I Cover the Waterfront" appears in the film as an instrumental only. The song, with music by
Johnny Green and lyrics byEdward Heyman , has become ajazz standard .Cast
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Ben Lyon as H. Joseph 'Joe' Miller
*Claudette Colbert as Julie Kirk
*Ernest Torrence as Eli Kirk (Julie's father)
*Hobart Cavanaugh as One Punch McCoy
*Maurice Black as Ortegus (Kirk's First Mate)
*Purnell Pratt as John Phelps ('Standard editor, Miller's boss)
*Harry Beresford as Old Chris (salvage man)
*Wilfred Lucas as Randall (Coast Guard officer)External links
*tcmdb title|id=78785|title=I Cover the Waterfront
*http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/testing/html/mss0158a.html
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