Gangs of New York (1938)
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In this crime drama, an undercover cop infiltrates a crime syndicate being run by an incarcerated mob boss who conducts his business via a short-wave radio concealed in his cell. The boss is caught and placed in solitary confinement. The cop, the boss's physical double, takes his place. Soon changes in the gang's activities are subtly made. The "boss" orders his mob to keep careful records of their activities. Ostensibly, this is to make the organization more businesslike, but of course, it is really to gather enough evidence to convict them all. Trouble ensues when the real boss escapes from jail. A shoot-out ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Charles Bickford, Ann Dvorak, (more)
- Director(s):
- James Cruze
Synopsis of Gangs of New York
In this crime drama, an undercover cop infiltrates a crime syndicate being run by an incarcerated mob boss who conducts his business via a short-wave radio concealed in his cell. The boss is caught and placed in solitary confinement. The cop, the boss's physical double, takes his place. Soon changes in the gang's activities are subtly made. The "boss" orders his mob to keep careful records of their activities. Ostensibly, this is to make the organization more businesslike, but of course, it is really to gather enough evidence to convict them all. Trouble ensues when the real boss escapes from jail. A shoot-out ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Gangs of New York
- Charles Bickford - "Rocky" Thorp/John Franklin
- Alan Baxter - Dancer
- Harold Huber - Panatella
- "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom - Tombstone
- John Wray - Maddock
- Fred Kohler - Kruger
- Elliott Sullivan - Hopkins
- Robert Gleckler - Nolan
- Ann Dvorak - Connie
- Wynne Gibson - Orchid
- Willard Robertson - Sullivan
- Charles Trowbridge - Attorney Lucas
- Jonathan Hale - Warden
- Howard Phillips - Al Benson
- Maurice Cass - Phillips
- Director(s):
- James Cruze
- Writer(s):
- Jack Townley, Samuel Fuller, W. Totman
- Producer(s):
- Armand Schaefer
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