City Across The River.
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✎ Suggest a correctionA social drama which shows how environment contributes to juvenile degeneration. Setting, a slum area in Brooklyn.
Frank Cusack is a leading member of the Amboy Dukes teenage gang based in a slum-ridden area of Brooklyn. His activities with the gang ultimately lead from vandalism and hooliganism to complicity in the murder of a school teacher. His hopes and those of his parents are dashed by his willingness to accept the gang code of not informing the police.
Frank Cusack is a leading member of the Amboy Dukes teenage gang based in a slum-ridden area of Brooklyn. His activities with the gang ultimately lead from vandalism and hooliganism to complicity in the murder of a school teacher. His hopes and those of his parents are dashed by his willingness to accept the gang code of not informing the police.
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15Mar49 L2273, renewed 30Apr76 R632639 Renewal claimant: Universal Pictures Original author: Universal Pictures Company, Inc © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 15Mar49; LP2273.
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CITY ACROSS THE RIVER. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., Released through Universal-International Pictures Co., Inc., c1949. 90 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel "The Amboy Dukes" by Irving Shulman. Summary: A social drama which shows how environment contributes to juvenile degeneration. Setting, a slum area in Brooklyn. Credits: Producer and director, Maxwell Shane; screenplay, Maxwell Shane, Dennis Cooper; commentary, Drew Pearson; music, Walter Scharf; film editor, Ted J. Kent. Cast: Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Luis Van Rooten, Jeff Corey, Sharon McManus. © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 15Mar49; LP2273.
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