A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.
Axel Nordmann
John Cassavetes
Tommy Tyler
Sidney Poitier
Charles Malik
Jack Warden
Ellen Wilson
Kathleen Maguire
Lucy Tyler
Ruby Dee
Brother
Val Avery
George Nordmann
Robert F. Simon
Katherine Nordmann
Ruth White
Davis
William A. Lee
Detective
John Kellogg
Wallace
David Clarke
Mrs. Price
Estelle Hemsley
Stevedore (uncredited)
Roy Glenn
Night Boss (uncredited)
Ralph Bell
Detective (uncredited)
Mike Dana
Old Stevedore (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
Malick's Henchman (uncredited)
Mike O'Dowd