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- Many critics claim that Docks shows a near-perfect mastery of silent technique. Yet, the film remains somewhat obscure because it was released in 1928, when the novelty of the first "talkies" was overshadowing silent films such as Docks. If you are at all interested in film history or just plain good films see The Docks of New York.
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The Docks Of New York is a good film, it is an interesting story that is somewhat simple and easy to follow. This film is most of all beautifully shot. Shots that come to mind are the close up of the water as we see the reflection of a woman jumping into the sea.
The Docks of New York is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson, and Olga Baclanova. The movie was adapted by Jules Furthman from the John Monk Saunders story The Dock Walloper .
All Audience. Verified Audience. Mattie Lucas From the Front Row. An eerie, wistful hymn to the forgotten men and women of the working class looking for their own slice of happiness in grungy...
May 11, 2010 · The Docks of New York is probably the last genuinely great silent film made in Hollywood (save for Chaplin’s against-the-grain masterpieces of the 1930s).
The Docks of New York is a classic silent movie from 1928 that tells an emotional and dynamic story about love, loss and redemption. Director Josef von Sternberg expertly combines sweeping visuals of the sooty docks with intimate character drama, resulting in a film that is both atmospheric and deeply human.
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The Docks of New York. Roughneck stoker Bill Roberts (George Bancroft) gets into all sorts of trouble during a brief shore leave when he falls hard for Mae (Betty Compson), a wise and weary dance-hall girl, in Josef von Sternberg’s evocative portrait of working-class waterfront folk.
The Docks of New York: Directed by Josef von Sternberg. With George Bancroft, Betty Compson, Olga Baclanova, Clyde Cook. A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.
