I Cover the Waterfront

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I Cover the Waterfront

"She Married Him for BETTER or for WORSE...MOSTLY WORSE!"

1933

1h 15m

4.8(14 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.

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14 members

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Ben Lyon

H. Joseph 'Joe' Miller

Acting

Claudette Colbert

Julie Kirk

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Ernest Torrence

Eli Kirk (Julie's father)

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Hobart Cavanaugh

One Punch McCoy

Acting

Maurice Black

Ortegus

Acting

Purnell Pratt

John Phelps

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Harry Beresford

Old Chris

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Wilfred Lucas

Randall

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Claudia Coleman

Mother Morgan

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Lillian Harmer

Gossip with Telescope

Acting

George Humbert

Tony Silva

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Rosita Marstini

Mrs. Silva

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Al Hill

Unknown Role

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Lee Phelps

Unknown Role

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