Hell on Frisco Bay

A cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob racketeers who are responsible.

Cast

Alan Ladd

as Steve Rollins

Edward G. Robinson

as Victor Amato

Joanne Dru

as Marcia Rollins

William Demarest

as Dan Bianco

Paul Stewart

as Joe Lye

Perry Lopez

as Mario Amato

Fay Wray

as Kay Stanley

Renata Vanni

as Anna Amato

Nestor Paiva

as Louis Fiaschetti

Stanley Adams

as Hammy

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