The Docks of New York

1928 · directed by Josef von Sternberg

Rating
84/100
Hit
yes

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

The Docks of New York (1928), directed by Josef von Sternberg, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • George Bancroft
  • Betty Compson
  • Olga Baclanova
  • Clyde Cook
  • Mitchell Lewis
  • Guy Oliver
  • May Foster
  • Lillian Worth
  • Gustav von Seyffertitz
  • Richard Alexander

Crew

  • Harold Rosson — Director of Photography
  • Helen Lewis — Editor
  • Jules Furthman — Screenplay
  • John Monk Saunders — Writer
  • Julian Johnson — Writer

More from Josef von Sternberg

  1. The Last Command (1928) — 84/100 · hit
  2. The Blue Angel (1930) — 82/100 · hit
  3. Anatahan (1953) — 81/100 · hit
  4. Underworld (1927) — 80/100 · hit
  5. Shanghai Express (1932) — 79/100
  6. Dishonored (1931) — 79/100

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