Show:
Corruption
Symbols
Rights
Events
Characters
100
Whose death causes Terry Malloy to start wondering about Johnny Friendly’s business methods?
Joey Doyle’s.
100
When Edie drops her glove outside of the church, what does Terry do with it?
Puts it on his hand.
100
Where does Father Barry hold the secret meeting for the longshoremen to discuss their rights?
The basement of the church.
100
What event makes it difficult for Edie to leave Terry at the saloon?
A raucous wedding.
100
How is Charlie “the Gent” Malloy easily identified?
His camel-hair coat
200
According to Terry, how did Charlie derail Terry’s promising boxing career?
By betting on the opponent in a big fight
200
What part of the New York metro area provides the setting for On the Waterfront?
Hoboken, New Jersey
200
What important event not seen on -screen happens after Father Barry’s secret meeting?
Dugan gives testimony to the Waterfront Crime Commission.
200
Who helps Terry Malloy in the fistfight with Johnny Friendly at the end of On the Waterfront?
No one
200
Terry admits that he threw his big fight to whom?
Glover of the Waterfront Crime Commission
300
Why does the Waterfront Crime Commission actively seek out Terry for a subpoena?
He’s rumored to be the last to see Joey Doyle alive
300
What birds does Terry raise tenderly on the rooftops?
Pigeons
300
What does “D & D” stand for in the lingo of the waterfront?
Deaf and dumb
300
What does Terry do when his brother Charlie pulls a gun on him in the taxicab?
Looks sad and gently turns it away
300
Over whose corpse does Father Barry deliver his famous “Sermon on the Docks”?
Kayo Dugan’s
400
How do the longshoremen at the morning shape-up know if they’re going to work that day?
The foreman, Big Mac, gives them work tabs
400
How does the neighborhood kid Tommy greet Terry when he returns from the courtroom?
Tommy kills all of Terry’s birds
400
How does Terry fight back against the murder of his brother Charlie?
Terry testifies to the Waterfront Crime Commission
400
Who encourages Terry to confess to Edie the extent of his involvement in Joey’s death?
Father Barry
400
Why is Charlie Malloy murdered?
He couldn’t convince Terry not to testify to the Commission
500
Where does Terry run immediately after his taxicab conversation with Charlie?
To Johnny Friendly’s bar
500
To what does Father Barry compare the murder of Kayo Dugan?
A crucifixion
500
Whose jacket does Terry wear for his final showdown at the docks?
Joey’s
500
How does Mr. Upstairs find out about what happens in the courtroom?
The proceedings are televised
500
What style of acting does Marlon Brando employ in On the Waterfront?
Method acting