The Docks of New York
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69% Critic Match

The Docks of New York

6.9 / 10 1928 1h 16mNR English
DramaRomance

Storyline

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

Cast & Crew

George Bancroft

George Bancroft

Bill Roberts

Lead
Betty Compson

Betty Compson

Mae

Olga Baclanova

Olga Baclanova

Lou

Clyde Cook

Clyde Cook

'Sugar' Steve

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

Andy

Guy Oliver

Guy Oliver

The Crimp

MF

May Foster

Mrs. Crimp

Lillian Worth

Lillian Worth

Steve's Girl

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Josef von Sternberg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Docks of New York is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker