The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

6.9IMDb Score
Released:1928-09-16
Genre:Drama, Romance
Duration:76 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Josef von Sternberg
Actors:George Bancroft, Betty Compson, Olga Baclanova, Clyde Cook, Mitchell Lewis
Production:Paramount Pictures

Overview:

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

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