Waterfront Captain for a Day (Season 2, Episode 30)
TV Episode | 30 min | Adventure, Crime

Waterfront

Captain for a Day (Season 2, Episode 30)

TV Episode | 30 min | Adventure, Crime

Herrick agrees to allow Josh Bender become the captain of his tugboat for a day to impress his son who's visiting from Massachusetts and doesn't know his dad only runs the port's garbage scow.

Director

Ted Post

Writers

Endre Bohem (teleplay) | Louis Vittes (teleplay) | M. Bernard Fox (series characters created by)

Producer

M. Bernard Fox

Cinematographer

Paul Ivano

Editor

Danny B. Landres

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 31, 1955

Release date

1955 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
Preston Foster Capt. John Herrick Capt. John Herrick See fewer	Two Seconds (1932)
Rhys Williams Josh Bender Josh Bender See fewer	How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Dwayne Hickman Davie Bender Davie Bender See fewer	How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
Lyle Talbot Capt. Zacary Capt. Zacary See fewer	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
Mort Mills Darby Darby See fewer	Touch of Evil (1958)
Dick Curtis Glen Rayburn Glen Rayburn See fewer	Motel Hell (1980)
Willie Best Billy Slocum Billy Slocum See fewer	The Hidden Hand (1942)
Howard Price Coast Guard Officer Coast Guard Officer See fewer	Lux Video Theatre (1950)