The waterfront was rife with rackets — by the very nature of its function and operations — that it lent itself to be the “perfect storm” as it were for ambitious, scheming, and murderous racketeers and gangsters of every size and stripe!
The 1954 film classic “On the Waterfront” starring Marlon Brando was an iconic and very realistic depiction of what life was like for many decades along the New York City and New Jersey docks. For a early film, it was praised for its accuracy in portraying the stranglehold the Mob had on that industry, squeezing every single resource like you would a lemon to extract all its juice!
