RUMBLE ON THE DOCKS 1956 (TUBI)

Another in the long line of Columbia movies I waited years to see.

Fred F. Sears directs a great cast in a film about a young 17 year old bot named Jimmy Smigelski (James Darren in his film debut) who is forced to grow up quickly when he is torn between his parents old fashioned values and those of a gangster, Joe Brindo (Michael Granger) whom Jim admires.

There is another plot involving to gangs who are rivals and are constantly at war with each other. The movie opens with the attempted sexual assult of a young woman named Della (Laurie Carroll) and soon we have to gangs fighting and attempting to kill one another.

The film is a quickie, as the viewer can tell, but that is really the charm of these Columbia films. There are a couple of slow moments, but that's no big deal.

The cast is outstanding and also includes Timothy Carey, Robert Blake, Edgar Barrier, Celia Lovsky, Dan Terranove and David Orrick McDearmon who would also go on to be a director.

I really got sucked into the story and the running time seemed much shorter than it was. I have read a lot of bad things about this film, but everyone has an opinion.

I think you should see this and I am thankful that TUBI has aquired the Columbia package of films. Recommended.