Gangs of New York

An undercover cop infiltrates a powerful New York based crime syndicate.

Cast

Charles Bickford

as Rocky Thorpe / John Franklin

Ann Dvorak

as Connie Benson

Alan Baxter

as Dancer

Wynne Gibson

as Orchid

Harold Huber

as Panatella

Willard Robertson

as Inspector Sullivan

Maxie Rosenbloom

as Tombstone

Charles Trowbridge

as District Attorney Lucas

John Wray

as Maddock

Jonathan Hale

as Warden

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Charles Bickford doubles up nicely here as nasty mob boss "Rocky" and as his cop doppelgänger "Franklin" in this well paced and quite enjoyable crime thriller. Try as they might, the authorities cannot find a way to keep the presently incarcerated "Rocky" in jail, so they resort to swapping him for ...

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