Pier 13

1940 film

Pier 13

Directed by| Eugene Forde
Written by| Clark Andrews
Barry Conners
Philip Klein
Stanley Rauh
Produced by| Sol M. Wurtzel
Starring| Lynn Bari
Lloyd Nolan
Joan Valerie
Cinematography| Virgil Miller
Edited by| Fred Allen
Music by| Cyril J. Mockridge

Production
company

Twentieth Century Fox

Distributed by| Twentieth Century Fox

Release date

* August 23, 1940 (1940-08-23)

Running time

| 64 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

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.

## External links

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* Pier 13 at IMDb

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