

The Woman on Pier 13
1950-06-15 · 73 min · ★ 5.3
Communists blackmail a shipping executive into spying for them.
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- Directors
- Robert Stevenson
- Production companies
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Laraine DayNan Lowry Collins
Robert RyanBradley Collins / Frank Johnson
John AgarDon Lowry
Thomas GomezVanning
Janis CarterChristine Norman
Richard RoberJim Travers
William TalmanBailey, younger henchman
Paul E. BurnsJ.T. Arnold
Paul GuilfoyleRalston
G. Pat CollinsCharlie Dover
Fred GrahamGrip Wilson
Harry CheshireJ. Francis Cornwall
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