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“On the Waterfront” remains compelling because ... Early in the film, mob boss Johnny Friendly proudly recounts his ascent to prominence. Lee J. Cobb, who plays Friendly, could masterfully ...

Unironically, On the Waterfront is itself a story about informants ... a man who owes his livelihood to crooked mob boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb); Terry’s older brother Charley (played ...

On the Waterfront' is moviemaking of a rare and ... He must decide whether to remain loyal to the mob-connected union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) and Johnny’s right-hand man, Terry ...

On the Waterfront, though, remains an inspired film. Marlon Brando glows as Terry Malloy, a boxer turned longshoreman whose brother Charley (Rod Steiger) works for mob boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J.

Dockworker Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) had been an up-and-coming boxer until powerful local mob boss Johnny Friendly ... testify about Friendly's control of the Hoboken waterfront, Terry teams ...

Berkoff himself, heaving his bulk around in a great sigh of bitterness and displeasure, is a fairly amicable Johnny Friendly, the mob ruler, compared to the volcanic nastiness of Lee J Cobb, while ...

On the Waterfront is about a washed-up boxer, Terry Malloy, portrayed by Marlon Brando, who is an errand boy for Johnny Friendly, a mob-connected union boss portrayed by Lee J. Cobb. After ...

“On the Waterfront” is packed with strongarm dramatics that bespeak impressive business down the line. Budd Schulberg’s script is based on his own original which in turn was “suggested ...