Waterfront Women

Waterfront Women

80 mins | Drama | July 26, 1950

When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.

Waterfront Women

80 mins | Drama | July 26, 1950

Waterfront Women
When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Paul Soskin Productions
Original title Waterfront Women
Directors Michael Anderson
Writers Paul Soskin, John Brophy

Cast

Robert Newton

as Peter McCabe

Kathleen Harrison

as Mrs. McCabe

Avis Scott

as Nora McCabe

Susan Shaw

as Connie McCabe

Robin Netscher

as George Alexander McCabe

Richard Burton

as Ben Satterthwaite

Kenneth Griffith

as Maurice Bruno

Olive Sloane

as Mrs. Gibson

James Hayter

as Ship's Captain

Charles Victor

as Bill

Michael Brennan

as Engineer

Allan Jeayes

as Prison Officer

Hattie Jacques

as Singer

Kathleen Boutall

as Mrs. Duncan

John Boxer

as Policeman (uncredited)

Tony Britton

as Deck-hand (uncredited)

Cyril Chamberlain

as Reporter

Basil Cunard

as Publican

Alexander Field

as Mr. Simon (uncredited)

Arthur Hambling

as Police Sergeant

Glyn Houston

as Sailor (uncredited)

Duncan Lamont

as 3rd Engineer on Ship

Arthur Lovegrove

as Stoker

Josephine Middleton

as District Nurse

Edna Morris

as Mrs. Duncan (voice) (uncredited)

Anthony Oliver

as Prison Warder

Hal Osmond

as Witness in Street

Anita Sharp-Bolster

as Mrs. Simon

Julian Somers

as Mac

Patrick Troughton

as Sam (uncredited)

Elsie Wagstaff

as Mrs. Simon (voice) (uncredited)

Ben Williams

as Mr. Simon (voice) (uncredited)