"THE DESIRES AND LONELINESS of seafaring men and their women!"26 July 1950Drama80 mins
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.
An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow.
In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair.
In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then claims to have lost them.
Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner.
Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub.
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Waterfront Women 1950 Clip A
A brilliant bit of acting here by Robert and Kathleen Harrison.
Waterfront Women 1950
Robert Newton as a wayward sailor.
Waterfront Women 1950
Robert Newton as a sailor re-united with his lost son.
Waterfront Women 1950 Clip B
Seaman Peter McCabe seals his unfortunate fate.
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