Hell on Frisco Bay (1955) [IN PROCESS - Information may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies]

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Title:	Hell on Frisco Bay [IMDb]	Film Structure Tag Cloud
Release date:	December 25, 1955
Studio:	Jaguar/Warner Brothers
Runtime:	98 minutes
IMDB genres:	crime, drama, film-noir, thriller
BYU holdings:	https://search.lib.byu.edu/byu/record/lee.6787113

Synopsis [hide]

When ex-cop Steve Rollins is released from San Quentin after five years, his only thoughts are of revenge on the men who framed him for manslaughter. Back in San Francisco, his quest for the truth brings him up against ruthless waterfront gang boss Victor Amato.

Plot keywords (from IMDb): 1950s, based on novel, catholic priest, diner, ex convict, ex cop, fisherman, frame up, gangster, henchman, infidelity, motorboat, nephew, nightclub entertainer, police corruption, prison, racketeer, revenge, san francisco california, san quentin, san quentin penitentiary, scar, separation, wharf, wife, san francisco

Cast and Crew

Actor	Role
Alan Ladd	Steve Rollins
Edward G. Robinson	Victor Amato
Joanne Dru	Marcia Rollins
William Demarest	Dan Bianco
Paul Stewart	Joe Lye
Perry Lopez	Mario Amato
Fay Wray	Kay Stanley
Renata Vanni	Anna Amato
Nestor Paiva	Louis Fiaschetti
Stanley Adams	Hammy
Willis Bouchey	Police Lt. Paul Neville
Peter Hansen	Detective Connors
Anthony Caruso	Sebastian Pasmonick
Peter J. Votrian	George Pasmonick
George J. Lewis	Father Larocca
Rod Taylor	John Brodie Evans
Tina Carver	Bessie Coster
Frank Tuttle: director Max Steiner: composer Murray Cutter: orchestrator

Film Statistics

Stats
Film duration:	1:38:29
Music duration:	00:54:45
Pages in score:	150
Total themes:	29
Themes with variants:	0
Total variants:	0
Total gestures:	13
Total underscoring sections:	18
Total underscoring duration:	00:06:00
Total instances:	153

Themes

Name	Uses	Variants
Menace	25	0
Hell on Frisco Bay	24	0
Amato	18	0
Steve	13	0
Anna	7	0
Menace 2	5	0
Lye	4	0
Kay	3	0
Boat Chase	1	0
Dead Man	1	0
Disappointment	1	0
Georgie	1	0
Hammy Is Shot	1	0
Headline	1	0
Horn Call	1	0
How Many Hearts Have You Broken	1	0
I'm Off	1	0
It Can't Be Wrong	1	0
It Had to Be You	1	0
Lye's Death	1	0
Pleading	1	0
Prison Gate	1	0
Spring Song	1	0
Steve Arrives	1	0
The Church	1	0
The Wreath	1	0

Gestures

Name
Amato falls
Amato runs
Boy running
Climbing and jumping
Face twitching
Lifting up
Picks up suitcase
Police running
Sneaking and following
Steve dives
Steve dives 2
Steve runs
Walking

Underscoring

Name
Dark
Dramatic
Mysterious
Subtle
Tense