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The Docks of New York is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson, and Olga Baclanova. The movie was adapted by Jules Furthman from the John Monk Saunders story The Dock Walloper .
- The Dock Walloper, by John Monk Saunders
- J.G. Bachmann
The Docks of New York: Directed by Josef von Sternberg. With George Bancroft, Betty Compson, Olga Baclanova, Clyde Cook. A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Josef von Sternberg
- 1928-09-29
Aug 13, 2021 · english-handwritten. Roughneck stoker Bill Roberts (George Bancroft) gets into all sorts of trouble during a brief shore leave when he falls hard for Mae (Betty Compson), a wise and weary dance-hall girl, in Josef von Sternberg’s evocative portrait of working-class waterfront folk.
- 76 min
- 2.2K
- Shadows of the Dark
Sound. Silent. Color. Black and White. Theatrical Aspect Ratio. 1.33 : 1. Film Length. 7,202ft (8 reels) Bill Roberts, a stoker on a tramp steamer, comes ashore for eight hours' leave and finds himself embroiled in the hectic life of Sadie, a bitter waterfront tramp looking to change her life.
- Josef Von Sternberg
- George Bancroft
The Docks of New York. Roughneck stoker Bill Roberts (George Bancroft) gets into all sorts of trouble during a brief shore leave when he falls hard for Mae (Betty Compson), a wise and weary dance-hall girl, in Josef von Sternberg’s evocative portrait of working-class waterfront folk.
- The Stoker
The Docks of New York 1928 1h 16m Crime Drama List Reviews A ship's stoker finds his life forever changed when he saves a world-weary woman from a suicide attempt.
- Crime, Drama
The Docks of New York is an elegant and elegiac love story about battered souls at the bottom of the barrel. It’s also the most emotionally affecting film of the director’s exhilarating if erratic career.
