Edge of the City

Jan 4, 1957

1h 25m

★ 7.1

Tense drama of frightened men!

Overview

A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Romance

Production Companies

David Susskind Productions

Jonathan Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Edge of the City Trailers

Cast

Axel Nordmann

John Cassavetes

Tommy Tyler

Sidney Poitier

Charles Malik

Jack Warden

Ellen Wilson

Kathleen Maguire

Lucy Tyler

Ruby Dee

Brother

Val Avery

George Nordmann

Robert F. Simon

Katherine Nordmann

Ruth White

Davis

William A. Lee

Detective

John Kellogg

Wallace

David Clarke

Mrs. Price

Estelle Hemsley

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