City Across the River

City Across the River is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by Maxwell Shane and starring Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Sue England, Barbara Whiting, Luis Van Rooten and Jeff Corey. The screenplay is based on the novel The Amboy Dukes by Irving Shulman.

Frank Cusack is a leading member of the Amboy Dukes teenage gang based in a slumridden area of Brooklyn. His activities with the gang ultimately lead from vandalism and hooliganism to complicity in the murder of a school teacher. His hopesand those of his parentsfor an escape from the bleakness of slum life are dashed by his willingness to accept the gang code of not informing to the police.The film lacks bigstars and consists mainly of unrecognizable actors, possibly making it more convincing. Most importantly, the film emphasizes the terrible consequences of the sons thoughtless actions for his parents and sister. ........

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