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.

Cast

Robert Newton, Kathleen Harrison, Avis Scott, Susan Shaw, Robin Netscher, Richard Burton, Kenneth Griffith, Olive Sloane

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What is "Waterfront" about?

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.

When was "Waterfront" released?

Waterfront was released in 1950.

Who stars in "Waterfront"?

The cast includes Robert Newton, Kathleen Harrison, Avis Scott, Susan Shaw.