I Cover the Waterfront(1933)
She Married Him for BETTER or for WORSE...MOSTLY WORSE!
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
Movie: I Cover the Waterfront
Top 10 Billed Cast
H. Joseph 'Joe' Miller
Julie Kirk
Eli Kirk (Julie's father)
One Punch McCoy
Ortegus
John Phelps
Old Chris
Randall
Mother Morgan
Gossip with Telescope
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An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
Release Date
1933-05-19
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5.067
Rating:
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She Married Him for BETTER or for WORSE...MOSTLY WORSE!
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