I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
Top billed cast
Ben LyonH. Joseph 'Joe' Miller
Claudette ColbertJulie Kirk
Ernest TorrenceEli Kirk (Julie's father)
Hobart CavanaughOne Punch McCoy
Maurice BlackOrtegus
Purnell PrattJohn Phelps
Harry BeresfordOld Chris
Wilfred LucasRandall
Claudia ColemanMother Morgan
Lillian HarmerGossip with Telescope
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