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Release Date: 1955

Cast: Jayne Mansfield, Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson

Categories: Movies, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Detective fiction, Detective

Hell on Frisco Bay is a 1955 film starring Alan Ladd and Edward G. Robinson. Directed by Frank Tuttle, The supporting cast includes Joanne Dru, William Demarest, and Fay Wray. It was made for Ladd's own production company, Jaguar. The film featured an early Hollywood appearance by Australian actor Rod Taylor. His part was written especially by Martin Rackin, who worked with Taylor on Long John Silver (1954). The film involves a former police officer (Ladd) seeking revenge after being falsely imprisoned for a murder he did not commit in San Quentin for five years. He returns and hunts the... MORE

Hell on Frisco Bay is a 1955 film starring Alan Ladd and Edward G. Robinson. Directed by Frank Tuttle, The supporting cast includes Joanne Dru, William Demarest, and Fay Wray. It was made for Ladd's own production company, Jaguar. The film featured an early Hollywood appearance by Australian actor Rod Taylor. His part was written especially by Martin Rackin, who worked with Taylor on Long John Silver (1954). The film involves a former police officer (Ladd) seeking revenge after being falsely imprisoned for a murder he did not commit in San Quentin for five years. He returns and hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob racketeers who are responsible The working titles of the film were The Darkest Hour and Hell on the Dock. William P. McGivern's novel, The Darkest Hour, was serialized in Collier's (15 April-13 May 1955). Production Dates: 4 Apr--mid-May 1955. Much of the film was shot on location throughout San Francisco, CA. Extensive shooting was done in and around the Fisherman's Wharf and San Francisco Bay. LESS