Gangs of the Waterfront (1945)

7.5/10 • 54 min • Drama

Overview

Gang Leader Dutch Malone goes on a hunting trip and is in a car wreck and is confined to the hospital, without the knowledge of any of his gang members. District Attorney Brady induces taxidermist Peter Winkly, who is an exact double for Malone,to impersonate Dutch and assume leadership of the gang. Winkly "takes over" the gang and only Rita, Dutch's girl friend, has any suspicion that he is not really Dutch. But Dutch sees a newspaper showing him out on the town, escapes from the hospital and is on his way to look up the impostor.

Cast

Robert Armstrong

Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone

Stephanie Bachelor

Martin Kosleck

Wilton Graff

Police Commissioner Hogan

William Forrest

Dist. Atty. Brady

Marion Martin

Rita (as Marian Martin)

Frank O'Connor

Robert Strange

Jack O'Shea

Eddie Hall

Henchman Miller (as Edward Hall)

Dick Elliott

Police Chief Davis

Davison Clark

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