Waterfront (novel)
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| Author | John Brophy |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 1934 |
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Waterfront is a 1934 crime drama novel by the British writer John Brophy.[1] It is set in his native Liverpool amongst the world of dockworkers.[2]
Film adaptation
In 1950 it was adapted into a British film of the same title directed by Michael Anderson and starring Robert Newton, Richard Burton and Susan Shaw.[3]
References
- ^ Watson & Willison p.539
- ^ Crowley p.51
- ^ Goble p.58
Bibliography
- Crowley, Tony. Scouse: A Social and Cultural History. Liverpool University Press, 2012.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Watson, George & Willison, Ian R. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 4. CUP, 1972.
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