I Cover the Waterfront

I Cover the Waterfront is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Ben Lyon, Claudette Colbert, Ernest Torrence, and Hobart Cavanaugh.

I Cover the Waterfront
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Cruze
Written byJack Jevne (additional dialogue)
Screenplay byWells Root
Based onI Cover the Waterfront
1932 novel
by Max Miller
Produced byEdward Small
Joseph M. Schenck
Starring
CinematographyRay June
Edited byGrant Whytock
Music byAlfred Newman
Production
companies
  • Reliance Pictures/
  • Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • May 17, 1933 (1933-05-17) (US)
Running time
75 minutes (8 reels)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Based on the book by Max Miller, a reporter for the San Diego Sun, the film is about a reporter who investigates a waterfront smuggling operation, and becomes romantically involved with the daughter of the man he is investigating.

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