- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Release: 1956-12-01
- Director: Fred F. Sears
- Writers: Jack DeWitt , Lou Morheim , Frank Paley
- Language: English
- Stars: James Darren , Laurie Carroll , Michael Granger , Jerry Janger , Robert Blake , Edgar Barrier , Celia Lovsky , David Bond , Timothy Carey , Dan Terranova
- Runtime: 82 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Desenfreno juvenil (Mexico) , Rumble on the Docks , Rumble on the Docks (United States of America) , 波止場の鼠 (Japan) , Rumble on the Docks (Australia) , Luptă pe docuri (Romania) , Rumble on the Docks (Canada) , Der Dschungel von Manhattan , Ungdomsterror (Sweden) , Sindacato del porto (Italy) , Rumble on the Docks (United Kingdom) , Frutos da Violência (Brazil)
- Plot: In 1950s Brooklyn, 17-year old Jimmy Smigelski, son of hard-working, honest Polish immigrants, is at odds with his father, Pete Smigelski. His father tries to instill in Jimmy his values of hard work, respect for the law and love of family. Jimmy, however, prefers to hang around the streets with his gang, the 'Diggers', get into fights with rival gangs, such as the 'Stompers', and annoy the neighborhood cops. His father is a bitter crippled man with a beef against the dockside mobsters, led by boss Joe Brindo, who set-up the 'accident' that crippled Pete. Although the official inquiry determined that an accident had occurred, Pete is convinced that it was Brindo's mob that arranged the mishap, in order to punish Pete for trying to unionize the dock longshoremen and for speaking out against Brindo's racketeering. Unfortunately, Jimmy, doesn't share his father's feelings and, worse still, admires men like Brindo who lead a flashy lifestyle. Pete runs a small printing shop and still attacks Brindo's activities, in print, despite the mobster's attempts to intimidate the old man. Pete also tries to revive his old dream of unionizing the dock workers, which would mean the end of Brindo's grip on the long-shore business. When Jimmy saves a girl, Della, from the clutches of two 'Stompers', a protracted war between that gang and the 'Diggers' begins, often leading to rumbles, property damage, arrests by the police and court appearances. Jimmy and Della fall in-love and she tries to persuade him to give up his gang lifestyle but Jimmy is stubborn. Fed-up with his son's lawlessness, Pete Smigelski throws his son out of the house. Taking advantage of this situation, mob boss Joe Brindo takes Jimmy under his wing and even offers Jimmy shelter and that flashy lifestyle Jimmy dreamed of. But Jimmy learns that everything comes at a price when the mobster asks Jimmy to falsely testify in a court case involving first-degree murder. Initially, Jimmy agrees to the scheme but when he starts having second-thoughts, Brindo and his main henchman, Frank Mangus, come gunning for Jimmy.
- IMDB:tt0049693
Rumble on the Docks Cast · · · ALL
Fred F. Sears
Director
James Darren
Jimmy Smigelski
Laurie Carroll
Della
Michael Granger
Joe Brindo
Jerry Janger
Rocky
Robert Blake
Chuck
Edgar Barrier
Pete Smigelski
Celia Lovsky
Anna Smigelski
David Bond
Dan Kevlin
Timothy Carey
Frank Mangus
Michael Mark
Dormeyer
Robert Shayne
Judge
Barry Froner
Poochie
Joseph Vitale
Marchese
Don Devlin
Wimpy