Jan 04, 1957
85 min
Full-HD

Edge of the City (1957)

A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.

Category

Drama Crime Romance

Country

United States of America

Companies

David Susskind Productions Jonathan Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

John Cassavetes

Axel Nordmann

Sidney Poitier

Tommy Tyler

Jack Warden

Charles Malik

Kathleen Maguire

Ellen Wilson

Ruby Dee

Lucy Tyler

Val Avery

Brother

Robert F. Simon

George Nordmann

Ruth White

Katherine Nordmann

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