Gangs of New York (1938 film) explained

Gangs of New York
Director:	James Cruze
Producer:	Armand Schaefer (producer)
Starring:	See below
Music:	Alberto Colombo
Cinematography:	Ernest Miller
Editing:	William Morgan
Distributor:	Republic Pictures
Runtime:	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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

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.^[4]

Cast

• Charles Bickford as Rocky Thorpe/John Franklin
• Ann Dvorak as Connie Benson
• Alan Baxter as 'Dapper' Mallare
• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: New York Magazine. New York Media. LLC. August 12, 1991. New York Media, LLC. Google Books.
2. Book: Kerbel, Sorrel. The Routledge Encyclopedia of Jewish Writers of the Twentieth Century. November 23, 2004. Routledge. 9781135456078. Google Books.
3. Book: A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties. Larry. Langman. Daniel. Finn. April 11, 1995. Greenwood Press. 9780313295324. Google Books.
4. Book: The Great Gangster Pictures II. James Robert. Parish. Michael R.. Pitts. April 11, 1987. Scarecrow Press. 9780810819610. Google Books.