Summaries

In California, Bobo and his mooching pal Tiny are doing odd jobs and getting drunk and they hide a secret about the unsolved murder of sailor Pop Kelly but suicidal waitress Anna, saved by Bobo, unravels the mystery.

After a drunken binge on the San Pablo waterfront, longshoreman Bobo fears he may have killed a man. In his uncertainty, he takes a job on an isolated bait barge. That night, he rescues lovely Anna from a watery suicide attempt and installs her on the barge. But Tiny, Bobo's longtime pal and parasite, hopes to drive Anna away before domestic bliss tears Bobo away from him; the still unsolved murder may be just the wedge Tiny needs. There's fog on the water and evil brewing...—Rod Crawford <[email protected]>

The lonely dock worker Bobo is a strong man who likes to drink a lot. One night, after a binge, he awakes without recollections on a barge hired to sell bait. He befriends the night watchman Nutsy and rescues the suicidal Anna from the sea and brings her to the barge to recover. Meanwhile he learns that his acquaintance Pop Kelly was found strangled to death. Bobo and Anna fall in love with each other and decide to get married. But Bobo's former friend Tiny has always lived supported by Bobo and intends to get rid of Anna.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A lonely dock worker who likes to drink a lot, awakens one night not recalling the previous night's events after a drinking binge. The next day he learns that a close friend was found murdered on that forgotten night. Later, he befriends the a local night watchman and together they rescue a suicidal woman. Add in the typical love triangle, along with a sprinkle of jealousy and the solving of the murder along the way, in this delightful "B" movie.—K.M.L.P.

Details

Keywords
  • friend
  • frenchman abroad
  • drunkenness
  • rescue from drowning
  • longshoreman
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Film-Noir
Release date May 28, 1942
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Malibu, California, USA
Production companies Twentieth Century Fox

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 34m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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