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Pier 13

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Pier 13
Directed byEugene Forde
Written byClark Andrews
Barry Conners
Philip Klein
Stanley Rauh
Produced bySol M. Wurtzel
StarringLynn Bari
Lloyd Nolan
Joan Valerie
CinematographyVirgil Miller
Edited byFred Allen
Music byCyril J. Mockridge
Production
company
Distributed byTwentieth Century Fox
Release date
  • August 23, 1940 (1940-08-23)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Pier 13 is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Lynn Bari, Lloyd Nolan and Joan Valerie.[1] It is a remake of the 1932 film Me and My Gal with Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lewis H. Creber and Richard Day. It was made by Twentieth Century Fox,[3] and produced by Sol M. Wurtzel.[2]

Plot

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A waterfront cop, Danny Dolan, meets an attractive waitress, Sally Kelly, whose sister, Helen Kelly, turns out to be romantically involved with Johnnie Hale, the criminal he is pursuing. Helen is initially implicated in a robbery committed by Johnnie but is ultimately exonerated by Dolan in the end. Grateful for assisting her sister, Sally and Danny become engaged at the end.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Schlossheimer 2001, p. 330.
  2. ^ a b Fetrow 1994, p. 374.
  3. ^ Langman 1995, p. 217.

Bibliography

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  • Fetrow, Alan G. (1994). "Pier 13". Feature Films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780899509143.
  • Langman, Larry (1995). "Pier 13". A Guide to American Crime Films of the Forties and Fifties. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313292651.
  • Schlossheimer, Michael (2001). Gunmen and Gangsters: Profiles of Nine Actors Who Portrayed Memorable Screen Tough Guys. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786409891.
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