Edge Of The City.
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Axel Nordmann (John Cassavetes) arrives at the waterfront on the west side of Manhattan, seeking employment as a longshoreman. He goes to work in a gang of stevedores headed by Charlie Malick (Jack Warden) and is befriended by Tommy Tyler (Sidney Poitier), who also supervises a stevedore gang. Tommy serves as a mentor to Axel, urging him to stand up to Malick, and that if he does he will be "ten feet tall" Axel strangles Malick unconscious and drags him away to face justice.
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EDGE OF THE CITY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Released by Loew’s. 85 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Perspecta sound. © Loew’s Incorporated; 26Dec56; LP7542.
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