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Pier 23

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

1951-05-11 Crime 58mins

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.

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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.

  • Released
    1951-05-11
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    58mins
  • Genre
    Crime, Mystery, Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    Sigmund Neufeld Productions

Crew

William Berke
Director
Julian Harmon
Screenplay
William Berke
Producer

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Cast

Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

Dennis O'Brien
Ann Savage

Ann Savage

Ann Harmon
Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Prof. Shicker
Richard Travis

Richard Travis

Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
Margia Dean

Margia Dean

Flo Klingle
Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Ape Danowski
David Bruce

David Bruce

Charles Giffen
Raymond Greenleaf

Raymond Greenleaf

Father Donovan
Eve Miller

Eve Miller

Norma Harmon
Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

Dr. Earl J. Tomkins
Joi Lansing

Joi Lansing

The Cocktail Waitress
Peter Mamakos

Peter Mamakos

Nick Garrison
Chris Drake

Chris Drake

Mike Greeley
Billy Varga

Billy Varga

Willie Klingle
John Indrisano

John Indrisano

Mushy Cavelli
Richard Monahan

Richard Monahan

Henry - Bartender
Charles Wagenheim

Charles Wagenheim

Lefty - Policy Man
Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Waiter (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin

Counter Man (uncredited)
Jack Gordon

Jack Gordon

Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
Kit Guard

Kit Guard

Drunk at Wrestling Match (uncredited)
Barry Norton

Barry Norton

Waiter (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo

Cosmo Sardo

Club patron (uncredited)
Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Reviews for Pier 23
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A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-01-02

Hugh Beaumont is adequate here as private investigator "O'Brien" in this really rather procedural crime drama. Indeed, it comes across as tw... read more

Hugh Beaumont is adequate here as private investigator "O'Brien" in this really rather procedural crime drama. Indeed, it comes across as two separate episodes rather clunky joined together. What does link the themes though, is that he always seems to find himself in the wrong place at the wrong time and usually ends up trying to convince folks that he isn't the criminal that all fingers seem to want to point to. This rather dry feature sees him embroiled in a wrestling cover-up for a murder which is completely devoid of jeopardy because that story concludes with half an hour to go! The next sequence sees him trying to persuade a convicted felon not to try to escape from Alcatraz, only to - yet again - get all caught up in some shenanigans that could see him in the "chair". What really doesn't help is the annoying narration - peppered with what they must have hoped were witticisms - that describe what he is about to do before he does it. It is almost as if it were made by a production team with a radio background less used to the audience being able to see what action (activity may be better) is actually going on. Kills an hour, but then so does the hoovering.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Hugh Beaumont is adequate here as private investigator "O'Brien" in this really rather procedural crime drama. Indeed, it comes across as two separate episodes rather clunky joined together. What does link the themes though, is that he alwa...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-01-02

Hugh Beaumont is adequate here as private investigator "O'Brien" in this really rather procedural crime drama. Indeed, it comes across as two separate episodes rather clunky joined together. What does...

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