Pier 13

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Pier 13
Pier 13 (film poster).jpg
Directed by Eugene Forde
Written byClark Andrews
Barry Conners
Philip Klein
Stanley Rauh
Produced by Sol M. Wurtzel
Starring Lynn Bari
Lloyd Nolan
Joan Valerie
Cinematography Virgil Miller
Edited by Fred Allen
Music by Cyril J. Mockridge
Production
company
Distributed byTwentieth Century Fox
Release date
  • August 23, 1940 (1940-08-23)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Pier 13 is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Lynn Bari, Lloyd Nolan and Joan Valerie. [1] It is a remake of the 1932 film Me and My Gal with Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lewis H. Creber and Richard Day.

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Plot

A waterfront cop meets an attractive waitress whose sister turns out to be romantically involved with the criminal he is pursuing.

Cast

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References

  1. Schlossheimer p.330

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