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The Docks of New York

7.0

Released September 16, 1928Runtime 1h 16min

A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

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Cast

George BancroftBill Roberts

Betty CompsonMae

Olga BaclanovaLou

Clyde Cook'Sugar' Steve

Mitchell LewisAndy

Guy OliverThe Crimp

May FosterMrs. Crimp

Lillian WorthSteve's Girl

Gustav von SeyffertitzHymn Book Harry

Richard AlexanderLou's Sweetheart (uncredited)

George IrvingNight Court Judge (uncredited)

John KellySailor Barfly (uncredited)

Charles McMurphyPoliceman (uncredited)

Bob ReevesCourt Bailiff (uncredited)

Crew

Josef von SternbergDirector

Jules FurthmanScreenplay

Julian JohnsonWriter

John Monk SaundersWriter

Jules FurthmanStory

Josef von SternbergProducer

B.P. SchulbergGeneral Manager

J.G. BachmannAssociate Producer

Harold RossonDirector of Photography

Helen LewisEditor

Hans DreierArt Direction

Jesse L. LaskyPresenter

Adolph ZukorPresenter

Travis BantonCostume Designer

Julian JohnsonTitle Designer

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Reviews

This is a beautiful example of the film-makers craft. Josef von Sternberg and Harold Rosson have created a thing of aesthetic beauty coupled with an interesting - if not especially deep - character study of two people George Bancroft ("Bill") and Betty Compson ("Mae)". The camera loves both of them...