Roaring City

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Roaring City
Roaring City.jpg
Directed by William Berke
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by
Music by Bert Shefter
Production
company
Spartan Productions
Distributed by Lippert Pictures
Release date
  • May 4, 1951 (1951-05-04)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Roaring City is a 1951 American crime film produced and directed by William Berke and starring Hugh Beaumont, Edward Brophy and Richard Travis. [1] It was distributed by the independent Lippert Pictures as a second feature [2] intended for television as well as the cinema. [3]

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The film is closely related to the 1951 film Pier 23 , which was filmed simultaneously with the same director, producers and cast, and with similar opening sequences. The two films were released at the same time, both as second features. Although Lipper Pictures announced before production that the project originally titled Pier 23 was to be retitled as Roaring City, [4] the films are separate and have different overall plots.

Plot

A private detective investigates a boxer's sudden death in San Francisco.

Cast

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References

  1. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Washington, D.C., USA: Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1951. p. 41.
  2. PIER 23 (Lippert-Exclusive) Picture Show; London Vol. 58, Iss. 1506, (Feb 9, 1952): 10.
  3. PIER 23 Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 18, Iss. 204, (Jan 1, 1951): 377.
  4. "New Title Chosen". Los Angeles Mirror . 1950-12-26. p. 31.