Pier 23 was one of three hour-long mysteries produced by Lippert Productions for both TV and theatrical release. Each of the three films was evenly divided into two half-hour "episodes," and each starred Hugh Beaumont as San Francisco-based amateur sleuth Dennis O'Brien. In Pier 23, O'Brien first tackles the case of a wrestler who has died of a suspicious heart attack after refusing to lose a match. He then agrees to help a priest talk an escaped criminal into returning to prison. The film's two-part structure leads to repetition and predictability, but it's fun to watch TV's "Ward Cleaver" making like Philip Marlowe.
Hugh Beaumont
Ann Savage
Edward Brophy
Richard Travis
Margia Dean
Mike Mazurki
David Bruce
Raymond Greenleaf
Eve Miller
Harry Hayden
Joi Lansing
Peter Mamakos
Chris Drake
Billy Varga
John Indrisano
Richard Monahan
Charles Wagenheim
Jack Chefe
Heinie Conklin
Jack Gordon
Kit Guard
Barry Norton
Cosmo Sardo
Max Wagner