I Cover the Waterfront

I Cover the Waterfront

She Married Him for BETTER or for WORSE...MOSTLY WORSE!

1933•1h 15m•5.1/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

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5.1/10(15)

An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.

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Production

Edward Small Productions, Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Reliance Pictures, United Artists, Astor Pictures Corporation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Available in Your Library

Cast

Ben Lyon

Ben Lyon

H. Joseph 'Joe' Miller

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Julie Kirk

Ernest Torrence

Ernest Torrence

Eli Kirk (Julie's father)

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

One Punch McCoy

Maurice Black

Maurice Black

Ortegus

Purnell Pratt

Purnell Pratt

John Phelps

Harry Beresford

Harry Beresford

Old Chris

Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Randall

Claudia Coleman

Claudia Coleman

Mother Morgan

Lillian Harmer

Lillian Harmer

Gossip with Telescope

George Humbert

George Humbert

Tony Silva

Rosita Marstini

Rosita Marstini

Mrs. Silva

Al Hill

Al Hill

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

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