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1938 film by James Cruze
Gangs of New York
Directed byJames Cruze
Written byHerbert Asbury (book)
Samuel Fuller (screenplay)
Samuel Fuller (story)
Charles F. Royal (writer)
Wellyn Totman (writer)
Jack Townley (writer)
Nathanael West (uncredited)
Produced byArmand Schaefer (producer)
StarringSee below
CinematographyErnest Miller
Edited byWilliam Morgan
Music byAlberto Colombo
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • May 23, 1938 (1938-05-23)
Running time67 minutes
53 minutes (edited American TV version)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Gangs of New York is a 1938 American film directed by James Cruze and written by Samuel Fuller.

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.

Cast

References

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

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Films directed by James Cruze
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