Waterfront

Overview

When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.

Directed by Michael Anderson

Top cast

Robert Newton

Peter McCabe

Kathleen Harrison

Mrs. McCabe

Avis Scott

Nora McCabe

Susan Shaw

Connie McCabe

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Robin Netscher

George Alexander McCabe

Richard Burton

Ben Satterthwaite

Kenneth Griffith

Maurice Bruno

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Olive Sloane

Mrs. Gibson

James Hayter

Ship's Captain

Charles Victor

Bill

Michael Brennan

Engineer

Allan Jeayes

Prison Officer

Hattie Jacques

Singer

Kathleen Boutall

Mrs. Duncan

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John Boxer

Policeman (uncredited)

Tony Britton

Deck-hand (uncredited)

Cyril Chamberlain

Reporter

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Basil Cunard

Publican

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Alexander Field

Mr. Simon (uncredited)

Arthur Hambling

Police Sergeant

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