Movie
Pier 23
Released: May 11, 1951 (1951)
Runtime: 58 minutes
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Pier 23 was one of three hour-long mysteries produced by Lippert Productions for both TV and theatrical release. Each of the three films was evenly divided into two half-hour "episodes," and each starred Hugh Beaumont as San Francisco-based amateur sleuth Dennis O'Brien. In Pier 23, O'Brien first tackles the case of a wrestler who has died of a suspicious heart attack after refusing to lose a match. He then agrees to help a priest talk an escaped criminal into returning to prison.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Harry Hayden as Dr. Earl J. Tomkins
Age at release: 68
- Raymond Greenleaf as Father Donovan
Age at release: 59
- Edward Brophy as Prof. Shicker
Age at release: 56
- Mike Mazurki as Ape Danowski
Age at release: 43
- Hugh Beaumont as Dennis O'Brien
Age at release: 42
- Richard Travis as Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
Age at release: 38
- David Bruce as Charles Giffen
Age at release: 35
- Ann Savage as Ann Harmon
Age at release: 30
- Margia Dean as Flo Klingle
Age at release: 29
- Eve Miller as Norma Harmon
Age at release: 27
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- Heinie Conklin as Counter Man (uncredited)
Age at release: 70
- Jack Chefe as Waiter (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
- Kit Guard as Drunk at Wrestling Match (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
- Charles Wagenheim as Lefty - Policy Man
Age at release: 55
- Max Wagner as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Age at release: 49
- John Indrisano as Mushy Cavelli
Age at release: 45
- Barry Norton as Waiter (uncredited)
Age at release: 45
- Jack Gordon as Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 44
- Cosmo Sardo as Club patron (uncredited)
Age at release: 42
- Peter Mamakos as Nick Garrison
Age at release: 32
- Billy Varga as Willie Klingle
Age at release: 32
- Chris Drake as Mike Greeley
Age at release: 27
- Joi Lansing as The Cocktail Waitress
Age at release: 22
- Richard Monahan as Henry - Bartender
Age at release: Unknown