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Gangs of New York (1938 film)

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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[citation needed] (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 time
67 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.[1][2][3]

Plot

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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.[4]

Cast

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References

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  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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