Top billed cast

1. 

   George Bancroft

   Bill Roberts

2. 

   Betty Compson

   Mae

3. 

   Olga Baclanova

   Lou

4. 

   Clyde Cook

   'Sugar' Steve

5. 

   Mitchell Lewis

   Andy

6. 

   Guy Oliver

   The Crimp

7. 

   May Foster

   Mrs. Crimp

8. 

   Lillian Worth

   Steve's Girl

9. 

   Gustav von Seyffertitz

   Hymn Book Harry

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06

This is a beautiful example of the film-makers craft. Josef von Sternberg and Harold Rosson have created a thing of aesthetic beauty coupled with an interesting - if not especially deep - character study of two people George Bancroft ("Bill") and Betty Compson ("Mae)". The camera loves both of them - and interestingly for the late 1920s, it is not shy in illustrating the beauty of the male physique as well as the beauty of both Compson and Olga Baclanova ("Lou"). The story isn't really the main feature of the film: "Bill" is a stoker on the docks where he encounters a potential suicide victim ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• prison
• new york city
• ship
• suicide attempt
• habor