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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
    Twentieth Century Fox
    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. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lewis H. Creber and Richard Day.

    Plot

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    A waterfront cop meets an attractive waitress whose sister turns out to be romantically involved with the criminal he is pursuing.

    Cast

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    • Lynn Bari as Sally Kelly
    • Lloyd Nolan as Danny Dolan
    • Joan Valerie as Helen Kelly
    • Douglas Fowley as Johnnie Hale
    • Chick Chandler as Nickie
    • Oscar O'Shea as Skipper Kelly
    • Adrian Morris as Al Higgins
    • Louis Jean Heydt as Bill Hamilton
    • Frank Orth as Dead Pan Charlie
    • Stanley Blystone as Policeman
    • Charles D. Brown as Captain Blake
    • Maurice Cass as Howard
    • Frank Darien as Old Man in Car
    • Hal K. Dawson as Ticket Salesman
    • Edward Earle as Peters
    • Sherry Hall as Clerk
    • Hamilton MacFadden as Reporter
    • Kitty McHugh as Mary
    • Mantan Moreland as Sam
    • Don Rowan as Husky Man
    • Hector V. Sarno as Italian
    • Florence Shirley as Mrs. Forrest
    • Harry Strang as Pier Official
    • Ben Taggart as Detective
    • Phil Tead as Photographer
    • Harry Tyler as Alibi Joe
    • Max Wagner as Tramp
    • Fred Walburn as Shorty
    • Jack Woody as Steward

    References

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    1. ^ Schlossheimer p.330

    Bibliography

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    • Michael Schlossheimer. Gunmen and Gangsters: Profiles of Nine Actors Who Portrayed Memorable Screen Tough Guys. McFarland, 2001.
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