Movie Description
The Gangsters of New York
(1914)Overview
Biff Dugan, the eldest son of a poor family living in a tenement on the squalid East Side of New York, leads a gang of hoodlums, among whose members is his brother Porky. Their sister Jess is a consumptive whose health was ruined in a sweatshop. During a melee in a mission run by reformer Henry Davis, the Dugan gang encounters Billy Drew and his sister Cora, newcomers to the city. Porky saves Cora from the unwelcome attentions of Biff's rival, Spike Golden, and the two fall in love. Later, when Spike is killed in a gang war, Biff is wrongfully convicted of the murder and executed in the electric chair. Porky, who served a short term in prison for his part in the crime, comes back to the city to find that Jess has died and Cora has returned to the country.
Featured Crew
- Director : James Kirkwood
- Writer : Anita Loos
- Cast : Henry B. Walthall,Consuelo Bailey,John T. Dillon,Ralph Lewis,C. Lambert,R. Riley,Jack Pickford,Alice Horine
Cast
Porky Dugan
Cora Drew
Biff Durgan - Porky's Elder Brother
Spike Golden - a Rival Gangster
Henry Davis - the Reformer
Billy Drew - Cora's Brother
Spot - the Spy
Jessie Dugan - Porky's Sister
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Facts
Original TitleThe Gangsters of New York
Status Released
Release Information
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1914-02-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 44m
Production CompaniesReliance Film Company
Genres
- Crime
