The Docks of New York

Name: The Docks of New York
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Released: 1928
Duration: 1 h
Cast: George Bancroft, Betty Compson, Olga Baclanova, Clyde Cook, Mitchell Lewis

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1928
Josef von Sternberg
60 mins

Summary

Silent drama starring George Bancroft and Betty Compson. A drunken ship's stoker saves a woman from killing herself and impetuously marries her.

Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Adrian Turner

Josef von Sternberg's movie flopped horribly in America, mainly because it was press previewed the same week as the first talkie, The Jazz Singer. A singular case of bad timing. Over the years, though, the picture has been rediscovered as a highly effective melodrama about a ship's stoker who saves a streetwalker from suicide, marries her and then takes the blame when she's accused of murder. The film's romantic fatalism is compelling, and von Sternberg creates some stunning imagery out of his lowlife settings.

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rolenameBill RobertsGeorge BancroftSadieBetty CompsonLouOlga Baclanova"Sugar" SteveClyde CookThird engineerMitchell Lewis"Hymn Book" HarryGustav von SeyffertitzThe CrimpGuy OliverMrs CrimpMay Foster

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