On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront - was released on: 24 June 1954.
The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:
- Marlon Brando… - played the character of: Terry Malloy
- Karl Malden… - played the character of: Father Barry
- Lee J. Cobb… - played the character of: Johnny Friendly
- Rod Steiger… - played the character of: Charley ‘the Gent’ Malloy
- Pat Henning… Timothy J. ‘Kayo’ Dugan
- Leif Erickson… Glover
- James Westerfield… Big Mac
- Tony Galento… Truck
- Tami Mauriello… Tullio
- John F. Hamilton… ‘Pop’ Doyle (as John Hamilton)
- John Heldabrand… Mutt
- Rudy Bond… Moose
- Don Blackman… Luke
- Arthur Keegan… Jimmy
- Abe Simon… Barney
Here is a summary of the film’s plot:
Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny’s thugs, and later meets the dead man’s sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers. Written by Colin Tinto {cst@imdb.com}