Pier 5, Havana
| Pier 5, Havana | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edward L. Cahn |
| Written by | Joseph Hoffman Robert E. Kent |
| Produced by | Robert E. Kent Edward Small (executive) |
| Starring | Cameron Mitchell Allison Hayes |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Grant Whytock |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell Bert Shefter |
Production company | Robert E. Kent Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pier 5, Havana is a 1959 crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn starring Cameron Mitchell and Allison Hayes, with the unique distinction of being perhaps the only American drama filmed in Cuba just after Fidel Castro's revolution.[1][2]
Plot summary
Steve Daggett (Cameron Mitchell) fights to protect Castro from dangerous pro-Batista counterrevolutionaries. Steve comes to Cuba to find his friend Hank Miller (Logan Field) who has been missing for a while. It turns out that he has been captured by Fernando (Eduardo Noriega), the leader of the pro-Batista forces, who needs Hank to convert their airplanes into bombers. Steve's former girlfriend Monica (Allison Hayes) is now Mrs. Hank Miller.
Cast
- Cameron Mitchell as Steve Daggett
- Allison Hayes as Monica Gray
- Eduardo Noriega as Fernando Ricardo
- Michael Granger as Police Lt. Garcia
- Logan Field as Hank Miller
- Nestor Paiva as Juan Lopez
- Otto Waldis as Gustave Schluss
- Paul Fierro as Police sergeant
References
- ^ http://www.allmovie.com/work/pier-5-havana-106088
- ^ HERE BE DRAGONS: seamus MacCall traces the ancestry of the Dalkey Monster The Irish Times (1921-Current File) [Dublin, Ireland] 23 Nov 1959: 6.
External links
- Pier 5, Havana at IMDb
- Pier 5, Havana at the TCM Movie Database
- Pier 5, Havana at AllMovie