A dim-witted yet kind-hearted boxer, Terry Malloy, who failed to succeed unintentionally lures a man to his death after being tricked by a criminal called Johnny Friendly whose men pick of every man who has the courage to speak up to their crimes. As he works on the waterfronts that Friendly owns, he is sent to a church meeting run by a good preacher about how to deal with the problem and runs into the dead man’s sister. Slowly, he falls in love with her and begins to feel guilt about his crime.
| Directing | Elia Kazan | Director |
| Writing | Budd Schulberg | Screenplay |
| Production | Sam Spiegel | Producer |
| Sound | Leonard Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Boris Kaufman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gene Milford | Editor |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Sound | Jim Shields | Sound Designer |
| Production | George Justin | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Roche | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred Carlton Ryle | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Herman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hill Johnstone | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Flo Transfield | Wardrobe Master |
| Writing | Budd Schulberg | Original Story |
| Production | Samuel Rheiner | Producer's Assistant |
| Directing | Charles H. Maguire | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Roberta Hodes | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Guy Thomajan | Dialogue Coach |
| Writing | Malcolm Johnson | Idea |
