Edge of the City
Movie
1957
1 HOUR 25 MINS
Drama
A labor boss harasses a Black longshoreman and his recently hired white coworker.
Cast & Crew
John Cassavetes Axel Nordmann
Sidney Poitier Tommy Tyler
Jack Warden Charles Malik
Kathleen Maguire Ellen Wilson
Ruby Dee Lucy Tyler
Robert F. Simon Mr. George Nordmann
Ruth White Mrs. Nordmann
William A. Lee Davis
Val Avery Brother
John Kellogg Detective
David Clarke Wallace
Estelle Hemsley Lucy's Mother
Charles Jordan Old Stevedore
Ralph Bell Night Boss
Martin Ritt Director
Robert Alan Aurthur Screenwriter
David Susskind Producer
Joseph Brun Cinematography
Sidney Meyers Film Editing
Leonard Rosenman Original Music
Richard Sylbert Art Director
Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Design
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