This tense tale of waterfront corruption was clearly inspired by the success of On the Waterfront; there's even a character named Joe Brindo, played by Michael Granger. Newcomer James Darren plays Jimmy Smigelski, a budding juvenile delinquent who is hired as a "muscle man" for corrupt union leader Brindo. Kicked out of his house by his father, who despises all forms of gangsterism, Smigelski begins regarding Brindo as a surrogate dad. Thus, it takes a lot out of him when Jimmy discovers that his father-figure is a no-good louse. Agreeing to testify before an investigating committee, Jimmy is marked for death by his former benefactor. Once again, producer Sam Katzman uses a timely topic and lurid title to turn a quick profit.


STARS...........: James Darren, Laurie Carroll, Michael Granger
DIRECTOR........: Fred F. Sears
WRITERS.........: Jack DeWitt, Lou Morheim
GENRE...........: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
IMDB............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049693
RUNTIME.........: 1h 22mn
SIZE............: 4.13 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (Main@L4)
BITRATE.........: 7000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1920x1040
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.85:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO...........: English AAC 1.0 165kbps CVBR
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Noir Archive Vol.2
ENCODE DATE.....: 2019-12-01