The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

Infobox_Film
name = The Docks of New York

| caption =Original lobby card| imdb_id = 0018839
writer = Jules Furthman
starring = George Bancroft
Betty Compson
Olga Baclanova
director = Josef von Sternberg
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = September 16, 1928
runtime = 76 min
country =USA
language = Silent film
English intertitles
amg_id = 1:14142
budget =

"The Docks of New York" (1928) is a silent film starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson, Olga Baclanova, Clyde Cook, and Mitchell Lewis, which tells the story of a prostitute who tries to rise above her life on the docks by finding love. The story involves a freakishly strong ship stoker (George Bancroft) and the beautiful prostitute (Betty Compson) he saves from drowning.

Directed by Josef von Sternberg, "The Docks of New York" remains frequently cited by critics as one of the greatest silent films. The dark, gritty beer-hall ambience remains a startling visual treat for modern audiences and the superb acting was acclaimed as a benchmark.

The movie was adapted by Jules Furthman from the John Monk Saunders story "The Dock Walloper". In 1999, the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Cast

George Bancroft ... Bill Roberts
Betty Compson ... Mae
Olga Baclanova ... Lou
Clyde Cook ... 'Sugar' Steve
Mitchell Lewis ... Andy, the Third Engineer
Gustav von Seyffertitz ... Hymn Book Harry
Guy Oliver ... The Crimp
May Foster ... Mrs. Crimp
Lillian Worth ... Steve's Girl

ee also

*List of American films of 1928

External links

*imdb title|id=0018839|title=The Docks of New York


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