Characters & Themes
City Across the River (1949) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1949 · 91 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Maxwell Shane
- Starring
- Jeff Corey, Thelma Ritter, Tony Curtis, Luis Van Rooten, Richard Jaeckel, Stephen McNally
Set in Brooklyn, the film follows Frank Cusack, a dutiful son and brother by day who becomes a gang member after dark. He hangs out with the Dukes, a group of wayward youths entangled with racketeer Gaggsy Steens. Despite his parents’ pleas, Frank and his friend Benny become drawn into a serious crime. Community‑center director Stan Albert struggles to steer them away from a life of crime.
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