| FILM : Waterfront | | page 1/1 . . . 6 filming location stills : 6 now location shots | | FILM / MOVIE TITLE | DATE | FILM STAR(S) WHO APPEAR IN THE LOCATION SCENES | FILM / MOVIE LOCATIONS / SCENES | | Waterfront | 1950 | Robert Newton, Kathleen Harrison, Avis Scott, Susan Shaw, Richard Burton, Robin Netscher, Kenneth Griffith | Liverpool | Director : Michael Anderson Production Company : Paul Soskin Productions.
A good-for-nothing sailor walks out on his young family leaving them to fend for themselves in the Liverpool slums. They make a go of their lives and the eldest daughter, now a woman, is none too pleased at her father's attempted return.
Stills and nows by John Owens - location shots in Liverpool. Many are not identifiable - the buildings having been no doubt demolished many years ago. Others are duplicated - eg plenty of shots of the Royal Liver Buildings from various angles. | | This movie is available on a swap/exchange/barter basis - see our wants/swaps information page. It is a VHS PAL video copy. If you would like to swap/barter or exchange one of your tapes, videos or DVDs for this copy then look at the movies/films listed by geographical area pages - our wants are shown in black - to find out which films I require and for which I will exchange one of my videos or DVDs.
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wf001. Walkway to the ferry terminal at Liverpool Pier Head with the Royal Liver building in the background.
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wf001n. The wall has been rebuilt and the structure with the railway posters has gone - but the Liver Building clearly in the background. John Owens.
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wf002. Houghton Lane, Liverpool - between the Owen Owen and G H Lee department stores.
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wf002n. Some changes - the side window is gone but recognisably the same background. John Owens.
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wf003. Kenneth Griffith's car in front of the side entrance to the George Henry Lee department store in Houghton street.
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wf003n. The building is now occupied by the Rapid Hardware store - but you can see where the GH Lee signs were attached to the wall. John Owens.
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wf004. Kenneth Griffith and Susan Shaw drive off at the side of the Owen Owen department store in Houghton street.
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wf004n. The former Owen Owen department store is now a Tesco Metro and the facade has changed somewhat. John Owens.
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wf005. Kathleen Harrison entering the Derby Road Bridwell - located at the junction of Derby Road and Esk Street.
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wf005n. The Derby Road Bridewell closed in 1977 and has since been demolished. However much of the outer wall remains although the entrance door has gone - see additional information and photo in wf005na. John Owens.
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