Waterfront at Midnight(1948)
A cold-blooded cop killer meets the cop he's sworn to get...
Hoping to put the cuffs on criminal mastermind Socks Barstow, detective Mike Hanrohan is stymied by the fact that his younger brother Denny has joined Barstow's gang. Things get worse after a bloody shootout, in which Mike apparently guns down his own brother.
Movie: Waterfront at Midnight
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mike Hanrohan
Ethel Novack
'Socks' Barstow
Denny Hanrohan
Helen Hanrohan
Hank Bremmer
Joe Sargus
Commissioner Ryan
Loy
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