Pier 23 is a 1951 American crime film directed by William Berke and starring Hugh Beaumont, Ann Savage and Edward Brophy. It was distributed by the independent Lippert Pictures as a second featurePIER 23 (Lippert-Exclusive) Picture Show; London Vol. 58, Iss. 1506, (Feb 9, 1952): 10. intended for television as well as the cinema.PIER 23 Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 18, Iss. 204, (Jan 1, 1951): 377.
The film is closely related to the 1951 film Roaring City, which was filmed simultaneously with the same director, producers and cast, and with similar opening sequences. The two films were released at the same time, both as second features. Although Lippert Pictures announced before production that the project originally titled Pier 23 was to be retitled as Roaring City, the films are separate and have different overall plots.
Plot
Denny O'Brien runs a boat shop on San Francisco's Pier 23 and moonlights as a private detective. A priest hires him to locate an Alcatraz escapee in hopes of getting him to surrender, but instead Denny is met by an impostor. The next day, a wrestling referee hires him to pick up a payoff for looking the other way in a fixed match but is killed before O'Brien can deliver the money.
Cast
See also Danger Zone (1951) Roaring City (1951)
References
External links
at AFI Catalog of Feature Films Pier 23 at TCMDB Pier 23 at BFI