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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Crime, Mystery, Drama
Release:
May 1951
Production:
Sigmund Neufeld Productions
Cast:
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
