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Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)

Steve Rollins... his guns... his vengeance... alone on the Bay-Front!

Genre : Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Frank Tuttle
Writer : Sydney Boehm, Martin Rackin

Synopsis

A cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob racketeers who are responsible.

Actors

Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
Steve Rollins
Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
Victor Amato
Joanne Dru
Joanne Dru
Marcia Rollins
William Demarest
William Demarest
Dan Bianco
Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart
Joe Lye
Perry Lopez
Perry Lopez
Mario Amato
Fay Wray
Fay Wray
Kay Stanley
Renata Vanni
Renata Vanni
Anna Amato
Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva
Louis Fiaschetti
Stanley Adams
Stanley Adams
Hammy
Willis Bouchey
Willis Bouchey
Police Lt. Paul Neville
Peter Hansen
Peter Hansen
Detective Connors
Anthony Caruso
Anthony Caruso
Sebastian Pasmonick
George J. Lewis
George J. Lewis
Father Larocca
Tina Carver
Tina Carver
Bessie Coster
Rod Taylor
Rod Taylor
John Brodie Evans (as Rodney Taylor)
Peter J. Votrian
Peter J. Votrian
George Pasmonick
Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield
Mario's Dance Partner at Nightclub (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Mrs. Cobb, Steve's Landlady (uncredited)

Crews

Frank Tuttle
Frank Tuttle
Director
Sydney Boehm
Sydney Boehm
Screenplay
Martin Rackin
Martin Rackin
Screenplay
William P. McGivern
William P. McGivern
Novel
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
John F. Seitz
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Folmar Blangsted
Folmar Blangsted
Editor
Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
Producer
George C. Bertholon
George C. Bertholon
Associate Producer
John Beckman
John Beckman
Art Direction
William L. Kuehl
William L. Kuehl
Set Decoration
Moss Mabry
Moss Mabry
Costume Design
William Kissell
William Kissell
Assistant Director

Posters and backgrounds

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