Waterfront The Skipper's Day (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 30 min | Adventure, Crime

Waterfront

The Skipper's Day (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 30 min | Adventure, Crime

Captain Herrick is upset that his younger son wants to become a stockbroker rather than a tugboat captain. Meanwhile, his older son is on the trail of some cobalt smugglers.

Director

John Brahm

Writers

M. Bernard Fox (teleplay) | Jesse Lasky Jr. (teleplay) (as Jesse L. Lasky Jr.)

Producer

M. Bernard Fox

Cinematographer

Walter Strenge

Editor

Fred Maguire (edited by)

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 21, 1954

Release date

Aug 21, 1954 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
Preston Foster Capt. John Herrick Capt. John Herrick See fewer	Two Seconds (1932)
Lois Moran May (Mom) Herrick May (Mom) Herrick See fewer	Stella Dallas (1925)
Kathleen Crowley Terry Van Buren Terry Van Buren See fewer	Target Earth (1954)
Douglas Dick Carl Herrick Carl Herrick See fewer	Rope (1948)
Carl Betz Dave Herrick Dave Herrick See fewer	Judd for the Defense (1967)
Frank Wilcox Hank Van Buren Hank Van Buren See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Frieda Inescort Emily Van Buren (as Freida Innescourt) Emily Van Buren (as Freida Innescourt) See fewer	The Return of the Vampire (1943)
Willie Best Billy Slocum Billy Slocum See fewer	The Hidden Hand (1942)
George Chandler Mac Benson Mac Benson See fewer	The High and the Mighty (1954)
Pinky Tomlin Tip Hubbard Tip Hubbard See fewer	Sing While You're Able (1937)
Jim Hayward Ward Cowling Ward Cowling See fewer	Alaska Seas (1954)
Jack Elam Britt Britt See fewer	Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Lee Van Cleef Ed Ed See fewer	Escape from New York (1981)
Robin Sanders Clark Butler (as Sanders Clark) Butler (as Sanders Clark) See fewer	Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
Molly Glessing Maid Maid See fewer	Limelight (1952)
Voltaire Perkins Ship's Captain Ship's Captain See fewer	Divorce Court (1957)
Chet Brandenburg Dock Worker (uncredited) Dock Worker (uncredited) See fewer	Under Two Jags (1923)