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Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

1938Movie⏱️ 1h 7mApproved
CrimeDrama
6.2
IMDB Rating
194 votes

Undercover cop John Franklin infiltrates a crime syndicate being run by the incarcerated mob boss Rocky Thorpe. Thorpe conducts his business via a short-wave radio concealed in his cell. One day before his scheduled release Thorpe...

Director
James Cruze
Writers
Herbert Asbury, Samuel Fuller, Charles F. Royal
Stars
Charles Bickford, Ann Dvorak, Alan Baxter
Release Date
May 23, 1938
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 8
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Charles Bickford
Charles Bickford
as 'Rocky' Thorpe
Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak
as Connie Benson
Alan Baxter
Alan Baxter
as 'Dapper' Mallare
Wynne Gibson
Wynne Gibson
as Orchid
Harold Huber
Harold Huber
as Panatella
Willard Robertson
Willard Robertson
as Inspector Sullivan
Maxie Rosenbloom
Maxie Rosenbloom
as Tombstone
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge
as District Attorney Lucas
John Wray
John Wray
as Maddock
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
as Warden

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Republic Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

police officerpoliceb moviemurderfemme fatale

🎯 Categories

CrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Republic challenges Warners in good gangster film
by morrisonhimself2020-11-05
9/10

"Charles Bickford looks and sounds like a Warner Brothers gangster, and he is accompanied by some other fine actors, including Harold Huber, Alan Baxter, and Maxie Rosenbloom, as Republic tries its hand in the genre. And plays it pretty well. "Gangs," from an original story by Sam Fuller, is well directed by James Cruze. There's a fair print at YouTube and it's worth watching...."

💡 Did You Know?

In July 1938, this film was shown at the Rialto Theatre in Butte, Montana on the lower half of a double bill with Josette (1938).

📖 Synopsis

Undercover cop John Franklin infiltrates a crime syndicate being run by the incarcerated mob boss Rocky Thorpe. Thorpe conducts his business via a short-wave radio concealed in his cell. One day before his scheduled release Thorpe...