Edge of the City (1957)
An army deserter and a black dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager.
6 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
Drifter Axel Nordmann (John Cassavetes) looks for a job at the waterfront and calls his parents.
Duration: 00:06:46
Timestamp: 00:00:08
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Axel and Tommy
Axel (John Cassavetes) joins Tommy (Sidney Poitier), the head of a stevedore gang, for lunch.
Duration: 00:02:57
Timestamp: 00:15:48
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
What a Guy Has To Do For Love
Axel (John Cassavetes) and Tommy (Sidney Poitier) take a walk, and Axel reveals he is an army deserter.
Duration: 00:03:49
Timestamp: 00:55:50
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Docker's Hook Duel
Charlie (Jack Warden) goads Tommy (Sidney Poitier) into a fight with their docker's hooks. Charlie kills Tommy, who dies in Axel's (John Cassavetes) arms.
Duration: 00:05:23
Timestamp: 01:00:39
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Supposed to Be His Friend
Axel (John Cassavetes), before fleeing the city, visits Lucy (Ruby Dee), who demands to know how her husband Tommy (Sidney Poitier) died.
Duration: 00:05:24
Timestamp: 01:14:20
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Closing Sequence
Axel (John Cassavetes) tells Charlie (Jack Warden) he will inform the police about Tommy's (Sidney Poitier) murder, and the two fight on the waterfront.
Duration: 00:04:48
Timestamp: 01:20:32
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza