Murder on the Waterfront(Warner Bros.) (1943)

BUY U.S. WAR BONDS—STAMPS | Strand News LOOSE TALK Can COST LIVES! Vol. Ii—No. 5 Warner Bros. Pictures Corp. MURDER ON THE WATERFRONT IF YOU WANT ACTION—ASK FOR “BREEZY” Until lexicographers see B. Reaves Eason at work directing one of his thrilling movies, all definitions of the word “action” will remain inadequate. “Breezy,” as his friends have called him for twenty years, has been directing action pictures since the early days of the “flickers,” and when a studio contemplates producing a film ealling for an excessive amount of fast motion, it starts to look around for Eason. Warner Bros. was in that predicament recently when they decided to make a thriller called “Murder on the Waterfront,” a picture based on spies at work within our own Navy. In this screenplay, every scene called for action and more action, as murder is committed to wrest information for our enemies, and everyone in the cast becomes suspect for the crime. There was only one man in Hollywood, as far as Warner Bros. was concerned, to direct this timely film and get everything out of its closely-woven plot, and “Breezy” Eason was that man. “Murder on the Waterfront” opens Friday at the Strand. IT’S MURDER! Mat 103 — 15c Warren Douglas and Joan Winfield as a sailor and his bride get mixed up with espionage and murder in Warners’ "Murder on the Waterfront." NAVY NAILS NAZI SPIES Mat 205 — 30c¢ Uncle Sam's Navy is the target for nefarious Nazi activities in Warner Bros.’ thrilling film “Murder at the Waterfront" due Friday at the Strand. James Flavin, Fred Kelsey, Warren Douglas and Joan Winfield appear in this scene. Film Bares Navy’s Battle Against Spies “Murder on the Waterfront,”’ which opened yesterday at the Strand Theatre, is guessing drama that creates and holds a breathless mood of suspense and excitement throughout. Featuring Warren Douglas, Joan Winfield, John Loder and Ruth Ford, ture is woven around a plot of espionage at work in the United States Navy and it strikes for the interest of every American, giving authentic illustrations of our struggles against the ingenious enemy agents. It is the story of our country’s resistance against spies, who try desperately, through torture and murder to wrest a secret invention from the Naval authorities — a thermostat to keep bombsights functioning at maximum efficiency at high altitudes. The inventor of the gadget is murdered after all forms of inquisition fail. Before the killer is apprehended and the spy ring broken up there is plenty of action, thrills and drama. Warren Douglas, Joan Winfield, John Loder and Ruth Ford give convincing performances as the key figures involved in the maze of events leading to the successful apprehension of the criminal. The picture marks a definite achievement for B. Reaves Eason who directed adroitly from the excellent screen play by Robert E. Kent, who based his script on the play by Ralph S. Zink. this new Warner Bros. pic SWORD-THROWING THRILLS THRILLERS A breathless and skeptic audience grouped around a knifethrowing team — Steve Clemento and his human target, Margaret LaMarr, who double for the main characters in Warner Bros.’ exciting film “Murder on the Waterfront,” which opens Friday at the Strand Theatre. The audience represented the members of the cast of the picture who were watching preparations for the filming. The trick was to inbed each knife in the backboard not more than six inches from the girl’s body .. . from a distance of fifty feet! This was the first exhibition of its kind ever called for in a Warner Bros. script. Gasps of relief were heard from all corners of the sound stage, as each knife thrown by Clemento landed precisely at the designated spot while his partner glanced around bored and unconcerned. Actors who came to thrill audiences—remained to be thrilled! —————____.. Naval Intelligence Breaks Up Spy Ring An exciting search for a dangerous spy is the theme of the new Warner Bros. film “Murder on the Waterfront,” which opens today at the Strand Theatre. The cast is headed by Warren Douglas, Joan Winfield, John (oe PAR ee Nee NL Via Radio! If you think that the best way to get in pictures is via the stage, take a look at Warren Douglas, Bill Crago, and Bill Kennedy, all of whom have roles as Navy men in Warner Bros. “Murder on the Waterfront,” the Strand Theatre’s current attraction. According to them the best springboard to motion pictures is experience in radio. That’s exactly how each one earned his contract at Warner Bros. All three had several years experience as announcers before they got their “break” in pictures. * A WARNER THRILLER with WARREN DOUGLAS: JOAN WINFIELD JOHN LODER + RUTH FORD Directed by B. Reaves Eason Screen Play by Robert E. Kent « From the Play by Ralph Spenser Zink Loder and Ruth Ford. Joe Davis, a young sailor, and his bride are held as suspects in the murder of an inspector for the United States Navy who was sent to check a case of thermostats lodged at a waterfront warehouse. In order to exonerate themselves and bring the true culprit to justice Joe and Gloria set about to solve the crime. Before the apprehension of the Nazi spy there’s plenty of suspense and action. “Murder on the Waterfront” was directed by B. Reaves (Breezy) Eason, famed for his action pictures. Screen play was written by Robert E. Kent, from the play by Ralph Spenser Zink. Others in the cast include Bill Crago, Bill Kennedy. William B. Davidson, Don ostello and James Flavin. Mat 204—5%4 inches x 2 columns (160 lines)—30¢ (More Ads and Exploitation on Following Pages)