Rumble on the Docks

A Brooklyn-born 17-year-old's loyalty is torn between his parents' old-fashion values and a local gangster's flashy lifestyle.

Cast

James Darren

as Jimmy Smigelski

Laurie Carroll

as Della

Michael Granger

as Joe Brindo

Jerry Janger

as Rocky

Robert Blake

as Chuck

Edgar Barrier

as Pete Smigelski

Celia Lovsky

as Anna Smigelski

David Bond

as Dan Kevlin

Timothy Carey

as Frank Mangus

Michael Mark

as Dormeyer

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