I managed to catch this on one of the TV channels that specializes in broadcasting older movies. It caught my attention because I have a long, loving relationship with New Orleans and surrounding areas, having visited first in the 1950s when this movie was filmed, and later living there from 1973 to 1986.
It is about crooks, switching crates and papers at the docks as a way to steal goods. Even back then they had an electronic device which allowed them to track the movement of a particular crate, instrumental in busting the crime ring.
It was also particular interesting that a number of prominent New Orleans locals were used in the cast. When they were in a group scene with experienced actors it was easy to pick out the non-actors. Among them were locals Al Chittenden (long time president of local union 1418), Joseph L. Scheuering (superintendent of police, charged in 1952 with malfeasance in office), Victor Schiro (who later became Mayor from 1961 to 1970), Howard L. Dey (who became Fire Superintendent), Pete Herman (who was an all-time great bantamweight world champion), Ralph Dupas (fisherman), and Judge Walter B. Hamlin (who later served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court).
No doubt the inclusion of politicians and high law enforcement personnel gave the movie some advantage in its production. As a side note there was quite a bit of police corruption in New Orleans in that period, the 1950s.
Good movie for the location and the period, but nothing more than a B-movie.
