An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
Claudia Coleman
- Mother Morgan
- (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer
- Gossip with Telescope
- (uncredited)
George Humbert
- Tony Silva
- (uncredited)
Rosita Marstini
- Mrs. Silva
- (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe composition "I Cover the Waterfront" became a popular jazz standard, in both vocal and instrumental versions, and was performed and recorded by many bands and vocalists from the 1930s on. Originally, the book the movie was based on inspired the tune; it was not written for the movie. However, the movie was re-scored just before its release to include the tune as an instrumental. Written by Johnny Green and Edward Heyman, the song went on to become a jazz standard recorded by many artists, including Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, The Ink Spots, and Ella Fitzgerald, among others.
- GoofsThe news items about a woman giving birth in a water taxi, and the Empress of Britain docking that Joe reports over the telephone to the reporter at the news desk, had already appeared in print under his byline in the newspaper shown in the preceding sequence.
- Quotes
Julie Kirk: I'm afraid of tomorrow, without you.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are shown as if displayed on a front page of a newspaper with headlines and photos.
- Alternate versionsCut to 58 minutes in some DVD releases.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Miss London Ltd. (1943)
- SoundtracksI COVER THE WATERFRONT
(uncredited)
Music by Johnny Green
Played during main title and quoted in the score
Featured review
i cover the waterfront
Some good stuff from Ernest Torrance in his penultimate performance as a sea captain adrift in corruption and dissipation. I also liked Colbert in an early, sexy, right profile turn. And a lot of Wells Root's dialogue from Max Miller's novel is properly cynical and funny, as befits a 1930s newspaper movie. But there is way too much of Ben Lyon, kind of a half ass Lee Tracy, and the dull as desalinated water romance between him and Claudette. And while I know I should put my 2023, anti MAGA viewfinder aside when watching this 1933 offering I confess I was fairly appalled to see Root and director James Cruze lavish so much sympathy upon Torrance's exploiter and murderer of Asians trying to enter the United States while regarding his victims as little more than supercargo. Give it a C plus.
helpful•00
- mossgrymk
- Sep 30, 2023
- How long is I Cover the Waterfront?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- İnsan kaçakçıları
- Filming locations
- San Pedro, California, USA(harbor and waterfront scenes)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Top Gap
By what name was I Cover the Waterfront (1933) officially released in Canada in English?
Answer