99 River Street

A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.

Cast

John Payne

as Ernie Driscoll

Evelyn Keyes

as Linda James

Brad Dexter

as Victor Rawlins

Frank Faylen

as Stan Hogan

Peggie Castle

as Pauline Driscoll

Jay Adler

as Christopher

Jack Lambert

as Mickey

Glenn Langan

as Lloyd Morgan

Eddy Waller

as Pop Durkee

John Daheim

as Bud

Reviews

John Chard

Keep your theatre and the rats in it. 99 River Street is directed by Phil Karlson and adapted to screenplay by Robert Smith from a story by George Zuckerman. It stars John Payne, Evelyn Keyes, Brad Dexter, Frank Faylen, Jay Adler, Eddie Waller and Peggie Castle. Music is by Arthur Lange and Emil ...

CinemaSerf

Like so many boxers before him, "Ernie" (John Payne) discovers that wealth and fame are fickle things. He loses an heavyweight fight and is soon driving a taxi to make ends meet. This does not sit well with his selfish and pretty nasty wife "Pauline" (Peggie Castle) who strays into the affections of...

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