Gangs of New York (1938 film)
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Gangs of New York | |
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Directed by | James Cruze |
Written by | Herbert Asbury (book) Samuel Fuller (screenplay) Samuel Fuller (story) Charles F. Royal (writer) Wellyn Totman (writer) Jack Townley (writer) Nathanael West[citation needed] (uncredited) |
Produced by | Armand Schaefer (producer) |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
Edited by | William Morgan |
Music by | Alberto Colombo |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date | May 23, 1938 |
Running time | 67 minutes 53 minutes (edited American TV version) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Gangs of New York is a 1938 American film directed by James Cruze and written by Samuel Fuller.
Crime lord Rocky Thorpe is impersonated by police officer John Franklin in order to infiltrate his organization and bring an end to it once and for all.
Cast
- Charles Bickford as Rocky Thorpe/John Franklin
- Ann Dvorak as Connie Benson
- Alan Baxter as Dancer
- Wynne Gibson as Orchid
- Harold Huber as Panatella
- Willard Robertson as Inspector Sullivan
- Maxie Rosenbloom as Tombstone
- Charles Trowbridge as District Attorney Lucas
- John Wray as Maddock
- Jonathan Hale as Warden
- Fred Kohler as Kruger
- Howard Phillips as Al Benson
- Robert Gleckler as Nolan
- Elliott Sullivan as Hopkins
- Maurice Cass as Phillips
External links
- Gangs of New York at IMDb
- Gangs of New York at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Gangs of New York is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive