''Roaring City'' is a 1951 American

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produced and directed by

William Berke William A. Berke (October 3, 1903 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – February 15, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) was an American film director, film producer, actor and screenwriter. He wrote, directed, and/or produced some 200 films over a three-dec ...

and starring

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Edward Brophy Edward Santree Brophy (February 27, 1895 – May 27, 1960) was an American character actor and comedian, as well as an assistant director and second unit director during the 1920s. Small of build, balding, and raucous-voiced, he frequently portr ...

and Richard Travis. It was distributed by the

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as a second feature intended for television as well as the cinema. The film is closely related to the 1951 film '' Pier 23'', which was filmed simultaneously with the same director, producers and cast, and with similar opening sequences. The two films were released at the same time, both as second features. Although Lipper Pictures announced before production that the project originally titled ''Pier 23'' was to be retitled as ''Roaring City'', the films are separate and have different overall plots.

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investigates a boxer's sudden death in

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Cast

as Dennis O'Brien *

as 'Professor' Frederick Simpson Schicker * Richard Travis as Inspector Bruger * Joan Valerie as Irma Rand * Wanda McKay as Sylvia Rand * Rebel Randall as Gail Chase * William Tannen as Ed Gannon * Greg McClure as Steve Belzig, alias Vic Lundy *

Anthony Warde Anthony Warde (born Benjamin Schwartz; January 1, 1909 – January 8, 1975) was an American actor who appeared in over 150 movies from 1937 to 1964. Early years Born as Benjamin Schwartz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on New Year's Day 1909 ...

as Bill Rafferty *

Abner Biberman Abner Warren Biberman (April 1, 1909 – June 20, 1977) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter. Ruthless-looking, he was in demand to portray a wide variety of heavies and foreign nationalities during the Golden Years of Hollywo ...

as Eddie Paige *

Stanley Price Stanley Price (December 31, 1892July 13, 1955) was an American film supporting actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1922 and 1956. He was a charter member of the Screen Actors Guild. Career Price was an actor whose artistic career s ...

as Harry Barton * A.J. Roth * Paul Brooks as Ted Fallon, alias Steve Rand

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* * * * 1951 films 1951 crime films 1950s sports films 1950s English-language films American crime films Films directed by William A. Berke Films set in San Francisco American boxing films Lippert Pictures films American black-and-white films 1950s American films Films scored by Bert Shefter Films produced by William Berke English-language crime films {{1950s-US-film-stub

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