City Across the River (1949)
1949 · Feature film · 91 min · dir. Maxwell Shane
The studio that gave you The Naked City now gives you...
- Crime
- Drama
Synopsis
Brooklyn youth Frank Cusack, good son and brother by day, is a gang member by night. The Dukes, seemingly likable dead-end-kids, are dangerously involved with racketeer Gaggsy Steens. Despite the efforts of Franks's parents, he and pal Benny get involved in a serious crime. Can Stan Albert, head of the community center, prevent them from becoming full-time crooks?
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Maxwell Shane
- Writer
- Irving Shulman
- Composer
- Walter Scharf
- Cinematography
- Maury Gertsman
- Studio
- Universal International Pictures
- Released
- 1949-04-07
- Running time
- 91 minutes
Cast & crew
- Maxwell Shane Director
Stephen McNally
Thelma Ritter
Luis van Rooten
Jeff Corey
Sharon McManus
Sue England
Barbara Whiting
Richard Benedict
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Brooklyn · The Spanman · 2022-05-23
Kind of a West Side Story soft-peddle. The kids that grew up in Flatbush or the Lower East Side and Hells Kitchen, were very tough guys. Wise guys like Sonny Franzese, Sammy Gravano and Johnny Gotti were the real deal. These celluloid sissy boys were a bit of a joke. The teachers and cops seemed tougher. Some cute gals though. The star’s moil was a Jewess knock off for Annette Funicello. Nice set!
