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Actors: Ben Lyon, Claudette Colbert, Ernest Torrence, Hobart Cavanaugh
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about I Cover The Waterfront |
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Joe Miller (Ben Lyon) is a two bit newspaper reporter working on the water front and he is always looking for the big story. He get an occasional tidbit here and there but his main focus has been trying to get the goods on Eli Kirk (Ernest Torrence). Joe believes that Eli is actually a smuggler in human goods of the human kind. Lately it seems that a lot of Oriental nationals have been turning up as shark food and Joe is out to prove that Eli is responsible.
Little does he realize that his big break is about to happen by chance. He gets a call to investigate a lady who is swimming in the buff on a local beach. He shows up to investigate and finds Julie Kirk (Claudette Colbert) in all her glory. The two actually hit it off and begin an adventurous romance. Joe doesn't have a clue that she is the daughter of the infamous Eli. The information comes too late for him to change his feelings or hers.
Sadly for all, the ambitious Joe acts on a bit of information obtained from the innocent Julie. Her father will be docking at the port in China Town. The eager reporter calls in the Coast Guard to meet the unsuspecting sea captain and his crew.
All show up at the same time and at first nothing is found. Nothing but a bunch of oversized sharks. The clue comes when a shark "leaks" a bottle of rum from his mouth. Joe grabs a sturdy knife and cuts open the belly of a hanging shark. Inside they find an unlucky and quite dead Chinese immigrant. The captain attempts to escape but is shot in the process. He jumps into the sea and makes his get away. Eli sends word to his daughter and she is furious with Joe at the betrayal.
--Talea, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of I Cover The Waterfront |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romancing for business purpose
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- journalist
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- slaver
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Water?
Yes
Water:
- sail boat
- feeding sharks
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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