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2012-08-06
Public domain film noir: Port of New York (1949)
IMDB
Wikipedia entry
Noir of the week entry
Full movie at youtube
Download or watch at archive.org
Director: Laslo Benedek
Writer: Eugene Ling and Leo Townsend (screenplay), Arthur A. Ross and Bert Murray (story)
Cinematographer: George E. Diskant
Plot: Two narcotics agents go after a gang of murderous drug dealers who use ships docking at the New York harbor to smuggle in their contraband. What distinguishes this noir from a straightforward police procedural semi-documentary is the pychopathic character Vicola (played by Yul Brenner in his film debut).
Labels:
1940s,
film noir,
public domain
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