Edge of the City (1957)
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- Approved
- 1h 25min
- Drama
- 04 Jan 1957 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win.
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Cast verified as complete
John Cassavetes | ... |
Axel Nordmann
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Sidney Poitier | ... |
Tommy Tyler
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Jack Warden | ... |
Charlie Malick
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Kathleen Maguire | ... |
Ellen Wilson
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Ruby Dee | ... |
Lucy Tyler
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Val Avery | ... |
Brother
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Robert F. Simon | ... |
George Nordmann
(as Robert Simon)
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Ruth White | ... |
Katherine Nordmann
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William A. Lee | ... |
Davis
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John Kellogg | ... |
Detective
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David Clarke | ... |
Wallace
(as David Clark)
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Estelle Hemsley | ... |
Mrs. Price
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Ralph Bell | ... |
Night Boss (uncredited)
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Mike Dana | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Roy Glenn | ... |
Stevedore (uncredited)
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Charles Jordan | ... |
Old Stevedore (uncredited)
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Mike O'Dowd | ... |
Malick's Henchman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Martin Ritt |
Written by
Robert Alan Aurthur | ... | (story) |
Robert Alan Aurthur | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Jim Di Gangi | ... | associate producer (as C.J. Di Gangi) |
David Susskind | ... | producer |
Music by
Leonard Rosenman |
Cinematography by
Joseph C. Brun | ... | director of photography (as Joseph Brun) |
Editing by
Sidney Meyers |
Art Direction by
Richard Sylbert |
Costume Design by
Anna Hill Johnstone |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Don Kranze | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Saul Bass | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Tom Volpe | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
James A. Gleason | ... | sound (as James Gleason) |
Stunts
Lucky Kargo | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Music Department
Leonard Rosenman | ... | conductor |
David Buttolph | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Maurice De Packh | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Skip Martin | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Saul Bass | ... | title designer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1957) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1958) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro (1958) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1958) (France) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1964) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Perspecta Sound (sound)
- Westrex Recording System (sound recording system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Drifter Axel North has just arrived in New York City, having traveled from city to city throughout the country. Given the name Charlie Malick as a contact by an acquaintance named Ed Faber, Axel is able to get a job working as a stevedore in Charlie's gang on the dockyards. Little did Axel know that Charlie is corrupt, requiring payola for that job, and is a racist. It is solely because of the color of his skin that Charlie hates his fellow gang boss, Tommy Tyler, a black man. It is also because he can see that Axel is a little wet behind the ears that Tommy tries to befriend him to get him out from under Charlie's thumb. Due solely to the reason that he is a drifter, Axel is slow to warm and open up to Tommy, eventually providing some basic information: that he is originally from Gary, Indiana, that his real surname is Nordmann, and that the only person he has ever really loved in his life was his older brother Andy, whose death exacerbated the already strained relationship he has with his police officer father. Axel is even slower to warm to the idea of a girlfriend, Tommy and his wife Lucy's friend Ellen Wilson who they are trying to match up with Axel. Although Axel says he is trying to find something in his life, in reality he is currently running away from a specific issue from his past. It is when Axel's past may catch up with him that he starts to return to his shell and contemplates running away as was his routine, despite having friends for the first time in a long time. An incident with Charlie and Tommy may bring all their issues to a head. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Tense drama of frightened men! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Written specifically for Sidney Poitier. See more » |
Goofs | When Axel is fighting Charlie and they end up on the tracks near the end of the rail car, Axel picks up a hunk of pipe that bends while he is swinging it. Charlie then hits him a couple of times in the gut. When Axel falls on the ground, it is obvious he has padding under his jacket to absorb the blows which disappears in the next shot. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Afro Promo (1997). See more » |
Quotes |
Axel Nordmann:
Excuse me, a-are you in charge here? Night Boss: Yeah. Axel Nordmann: I-I'm looking for a guy named Charlie Malick. Night Boss: He ain't here. He works the day shift. Axel Nordmann: Excuse me. Night Boss: Yeah. Axel Nordmann: The thing is-a, I'm looking for work. Night Boss: Nothin' I can do for ya kid, you'll have to come back in the mornin'. See more » |