Pier 23

Pier 23

GANGLAND GALAHAD! He's a cop's pet peeve... and a gal's pet passion!

1951 · 58 min · ★ 5.5 · Crime, Mystery, Drama

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.

Directed by William Berke · Written by Julian Harmon

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Hugh Beaumont Dennis O'Brien
Ann Savage Ann Harmon
Edward Brophy Prof. Shicker
Richard Travis Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
Margia Dean Flo Klingle
Mike Mazurki Ape Danowski
David Bruce Charles Giffen
Raymond Greenleaf Father Donovan
Eve Miller Norma Harmon
Harry Hayden Dr. Earl J. Tomkins
Joi Lansing The Cocktail Waitress
Peter Mamakos Nick Garrison

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