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Rating: 8 stars

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silent film black and white attempted suicide rescue murder sacrifice new york city humanist working class

All movies seen on 05/19/2019

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The Docks of New York (1928)

Directed by Josef von Sternberg

Drama | Romance

Overview

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

Rated NR | Length 76 minutes

Actors

George Bancroft | Betty Compson | Olga Baclanova | Clyde Cook | Mitchell Lewis | Guy Oliver | May Foster | Lillian Worth | Gustav von Seyffertitz | Richard Alexander | George Irving | John Kelly | Charles McMurphy | Bob Reeves

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Oddly, IMDB lists this as a crime and film noir, which it certainly isn’t. It is a gorgeously shot humanist drama centered on two lower class nobodies. The cinematography, set design and lighting are top notch and it’s easy to see this must’ve had a great influence on ‘30s era talkies going forward. Just the great dolly work alone is notable.

Hard to believe but this is my first von Sternberg film!

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