| I Cover the Waterfront | |
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| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Written by | Jack Jevne (additional dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Wells Root |
| Based on | I Cover the Waterfront 1932 novel by Max Miller[1][2] |
| Produced by | Edward Small Joseph M. Schenck |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Edited by | Grant Whytock |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 75 minutes (8 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
I Cover the Waterfront is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Ben Lyon, Claudette Colbert, Ernest Torrence, and Hobart Cavanaugh.
Based on the book[2][1][4][5][6][7][8] by Max Miller, a reporter for the San Diego Sun,[9] the film is about a reporter who investigates a waterfront smuggling operation, and becomes romantically involved with the daughter of the man he is investigating.
- ^ a b Miller, Max (1932). I Cover the Waterfront. New York: E.P. Dutton.
- ^ a b Miller, Max (February 19, 2004). "I Cover the Waterfront: Chapter One: The Damned and the Lost". San Diego Reader. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "I Cover the Waterfront". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "MILLER, Max". Islapedia. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "Max Miller, Reporter and Author". City of San Diego. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. "Max Miller papers". Archives West. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ UC San Diego Special Collections and Archives. "Max Miller Papers". Online Archive of California. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "Max Miller, Author, Dies at 68; Wrote 'I Cover the Waterfront'; Started as Reporter". The New York Times. December 28, 1967. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ Clark, Roy Peter (August 3, 2002). "I Cover the Waterfront". Poynter. Retrieved October 4, 2022.