Edge of the City 1957

Axel Nordmann takes a job as a dock laborer and is continually harassed by his tyrannical supervisor, Charles Malik. Malik knows a secret from Axel's past, forcing the young worker to endure his boss's torment. Eventually, Axel befriends Tommy Tyler, an African-American co-worker with a managerial job. Tommy teaches Axel to respect himself. However, Malik, a racial bigot, is threatened by Tommy's confidence, and the situation turns violent.