The Docks of New York (1928)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:6
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.4/10
Runtime: 80 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Set in New York's decaying waterfront area, a blue-collar stocker's life is dramatically changed when he saves a suicidal woman from death. Silent film with a haunting score by Gaylord Carter.
Starring: George Bancroft, Betty Compson, Olga Baclanova, Mitchell Lewis
Director: Josef Von Sternberg
Reviews for The Docks of New York
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In other hands, this could have been a pretty ordinary dimestore romance, but Sternberg gives it depth and, as a result, greatness. Full Review |
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It fulfills their requirements, somewhat obscure to this reviewer, of rhythm, plasticity and unity. In simpler and more popular terms, it seems to be exceptionally good motion picture entertainment. Full Review |
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The Docks of New York is really a director's and cinematographer's picture if ever there was one and on that account it's nothing less than masterly. Full Review |
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It's a corking program picture, thanks to George Bancroft, a good story and Julian Johnson's titles. Full Review |
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Seedy waterfront silent melodrama that sizzles with a smoky atmosphere. Full Review |
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Ravishing mood and atmosphere, sensual photography Full Review |
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