Movie Review: 99 River Street (1953)
Synopsis: After his dreams of becoming a champion are crushed by an eye injury that cost him his license, New York professional boxer Ernie Driscoll now drives a cab while trying to save enough to buy a gas station. Already in a foul mood after discovering his wife, Pauline, having an affair with career criminal Victor Rawlins, Ernie winds up with a warrant for his arrest when his actress friend, Linda James, tricks him into believing she needed his help as part of an elaborate Broadway audition, and he assaults the play's producers. To makes matters even worse, Ernie finds Pauline's strangled body in the back of his cab, and he realizes he is being framed for her murder. Who's in it? The movie stars John Payne , Evelyn Keyes , Brad Dexter , Peggie Castle and Frank Faylen . Review: I've had 99 River Street in my movie library for a few weeks and finally decided to watch it this morning because I was in a bit of a hurry and figured it would be fastest to just pick th...