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Gangs of the Waterfront

Gangs of the Waterfront

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 3, 1945

Runtime

0h 54m

Genres

Drama

User Score

60%

Original Title

Gangs of the Waterfront

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

Director

George Blair

Description

Gang Leader Dutch Malone goes on a hunting trip and is in a car wreck and is confined to the hospital, without the knowledge of any of his gang members. District Attorney Brady induces taxidermist Peter Winkly, who is an exact double for Malone,to impersonate Dutch and assume leadership of the gang. Winkly "takes over" the gang and only Rita, Dutch's girl friend, has any suspicion that he is not really Dutch. But Dutch sees a newspaper showing him out on the town, escapes from the hospital and is on his way to look up the impostor.