Broderick Crawford stars as Johnny Damico, a cop who is outsmarted by a very ruthless gangster named Blackie Clay and because of this he is suspended from duty.
However, this is only a ploy as he is then put undercover to investigate and identify the underworld boss who is running the New York waterfront and having many people killed.
Demico goes by the name of Tim Flynn and poses as an ex-con who wants to work on the docks. He bullies his way around until he is brought to a man named Joe Castro (Ernest Borgnine) who has his thugs beat "Flynn" until he comes clean as to why he wants to keep running his mouth.
Damico/Flynn finds a partner in one Tom Clancey (Richard Kiley) who is a governemnt cop also investigating the corruption. There are some great plot twists here and Damico has to think quickly to get out of several very tight spots.
There is plenty of action and a lot of violence as Damico finally tracks down the real problem at the docks. This is a very worthwhile effort, and if you're a film noir fan, you'll get a kick out of this movie.
The rest of the cast includes Neville Brand, Betty Buehler, Otto Hulett, John Marley, Jay Adler, Charles Bronson and Ralph Dumke. In my opinion, this is one of the best films of it's kind.
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