Overview
Pier 23 was one of three hour-long mysteries produced by Lippert Productions for both TV and theatrical release. Each of the three films was evenly divided into two half-hour "episodes," and each starred Hugh Beaumont as San Francisco-based amateur sleuth Dennis O'Brien. In Pier 23, O'Brien first tackles the case of a wrestler who has died of a suspicious heart attack after refusing to lose a match. He then agrees to help a priest talk an escaped criminal into returning to prison. The film's two-part structure leads to repetition and predictability, but it's fun to watch TV's "Ward Cleaver" making like Philip Marlowe.
Cast
Dennis O'Brien
Ann Harmon
Prof. Shicker
Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
Flo Klingle
Ape Danowski
Charles Giffen
Father Donovan
Norma Harmon
Dr. Earl J. Tomkins
The Cocktail Waitress
Nick Garrison