City Across The River.

Duration: 90 min.

Genre: film noir

Year Published: 1949

Creator: Maxwell Shane

Format: 35mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Cast: Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Sue England, Jeff Corey, Barbara Whiting, Tony Curtis

Copyright: 15Mar49 L2273, renewed 30Apr76 R632639 Renewal claimant: Universal Pictures Original author: Universal Pictures Company, Inc

Description: A 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.

Complete Record: 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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Metadata Source:United World Films, Inc. 16mm Sound Motion Pictures Catalog, 1954-1955