New Orleans Uncensored ★★★ CC: 1955 Crime/Film-noir [1:15:03] HD

About this film

New Orleans Uncensored is a 1955 American Film-Noir Crime film directed by William Castle and starring Arthur Franz and Beverly Garland. Plot... The docks of New Orleans, Louisiana are controlled by Zero Saxon, a notorious racketeer. When Navy veteran Dan Corbett arrives at the New Orleans shipping docks where he's looking for a job. Unknown to him is the fact that shipping docks owner Zero Saxon is a crooked businessman and a racketeer. Using a complex scheme, Saxon is stealing legitimate cargo and switches this cargo for phony cargo. This scheme involves his network of trucks, rail cars and ships. Most longshoremen make extra money by turning a blind eye to the racket and they're also afraid of Saxon's hired killers. Dan Corbett meets nice gal Alma Mae who invites him at the longshoremen picnic where he's introduced to Jack Petty, business agent for the longshoremen's union, and Joe Reilly, Saxon's dock manager. Dan Corbett befriends Joe Reilly, his wife Marie and her brother Scrappy Durant. Joe Reilly is a nice guy and offers Dan Corbett a job on the docks. Unfortunately, Joe is on the take and implicated in Saxon's racket. When he tries to quit the racket and go into a legitima…

Directors & creators

William Castle

Subjects

New Orleans, Docks, Racketeer, Longshoremen, Cargo, Phony, William Castle

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