Die Docks von New-York

Originaltitel: The Docks of New York

1928
Not Rated
1 Std. 16 Min.

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George Bancroft and Betty Compson in Die Docks von New-York (1928)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.

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- 7 wins total

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George Bancroft

Bill Roberts

Betty Compson

Mae Roberts

Olga Baclanova

Lou -- Wife of Andy
(as Baclanova)

Clyde Cook

Bill's Pal

Mitchell Lewis

Andy - the Third Engineer

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Hymn Book Harry

Richard Alexander

Lou's Sweetheart
(Nicht genannt)

May Foster

Mrs. Crimp
(Nicht genannt)

George Irving

Night Court Judge
(Nicht genannt)

John Kelly

Sailor Barfly
(Nicht genannt)

Charles McMurphy

Policeman
(Nicht genannt)

Guy Oliver

The Crimp
(Nicht genannt)

Bob Reeves

Court Bailiff
(Nicht genannt)

Lillian Worth

Andy's Girl
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Wissenswertes
'Sugar' Steve tries to light Mae's cigarette from the same match he used to light Bill's and his own cigarettes while she is mending Bill's shirt. Mae blows out the match and says, "What are you trying to do, bring me more bad luck?" He must light a new match for her cigarette. At the time, "three on a match" was considered bad luck. Soldiers during the Crimea War believed that if three soldiers lit their cigarettes from the same match, one of the three would be killed, or alternately the third soldier to use the match would be shot. The superstition persisted with soldiers through World War II.

Zitate
Lou: Until I got married, I was decent.

Alternative Versionen
Video version includes new score by Gaylord Carter.

Verbindungen
Edited into Spisok korabley (2008)

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9/10

Love in the old New York.

It was great to see the old New York of the '20's in this movie, only though it's just in a couple of establishment-shots. It still looked so much different of course, with a totally different skyline, without as many and such high skyscrapers as there are this present day.

The build-up of the movie and its drama is done very well. It has a sort of dark and depressing, dirty atmosphere, which suits the movie its time period and themes. The story also all enhances this. I really liked the story, also not in the least that it isn't just another standard written love-story. I also liked how tings came together at the end. The movie really reached a right and satisfying conclusion. The movie however as a whole is a bit too short though perhaps to let all of its drama work out as effective as it perhaps could had. Nevertheless the themes in the movies still work out efficient enough and shows that "The Docks of New York" was a quite edgy and unusual movie for its time.

The movie gets mostly carried by its two main leads, played by George Bancroft and Betty Compson. Both are such compelling characters, greatly and charismatically portrayed by the two main actors, each in their own way. But a complaint would be that's hard at times to always care for the characters. Bill Roberts is one tough hard guy that smacks things around and punches people in the face. And Mae also obviously has some issues and a dark past.

The movie was professionally directed and with some excellent camera-work, that also uses some early moving shots. This also really added up to the movie its quality and atmosphere.

A great unique little film from the silent era!

9/10

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