The Docks of New York (1928)

[@l_cflannigan9433]

I didn't get THAT interested in classic film until after she died, but my grandma was born in 1899 and died in 1982. And one of the things I wish I would have liked to ask her is what it was like when talkies came in and what silent films did she remember seeing at the time.

[@90FF1]

Outstanding. The cast, the characters, the portrayal by the actors, even the sets and cinematography, all perfect. Its no wonder this is an iconic film. Thank you for posting this masterpiece.

[@aprilai6262]

damn this line is powerful "all right, make believe you died, make believe you're startin' all over again!"

[@Bobbnoxious]

The greatest film Josef von Sternberg ever made. It's visually stunning like all his best work, but here you get the sense that he really cares about the characters for a change. The film has heart, humanity and sentiment, qualities not normally associated with a stylist like Sternberg, and nailed by the performances of George Bancroft and especially Betty Compson and Olga Baclanova.

[@joecc6]

Great review. Film is great. The lines that are there, very few, are beautiful well writtten. Music matches so well. This film marks the the end of the silent era, ?

[@wovfm]

Compson is outstanding.

[@michaelbruns449]

Radiant and haunting silent cinema reaching its apogee, upon the eve of its destruction, by the sudden arrival of sound film.

[@christinaburton2703]

What a heartwarming movie,I enjoyed every second of this 10 out of 10.

[@robertle3038]

This was 90 years ago. I remember 30 years ago very well, so that's like two more 30s back from that.

[@janapourtoi]

...Al Christie, the movie comedy man, saw her perform at Los Angeles vaudeville house. He gave her a camera test, and she was soon playing leads. Her first big chance came in the late George Loans Tucker's "The Miracle Man." She is to do Sir Parker's story, "Over the Border," with Tom Moore opposite her, next. Judge March 11, 1922. p. 9

[@cinemachatwithdavidheath4509]

Beautiful film. I fell in love with Betty Compson. ❤️

[@bobbysands6923]

this is simply a GREAT film. You believe them. It's real. You can hear them talk without the dialogue. You can hear the door slams and be part of the fights. The cinematography is as good as any film ever made--because you don't see it, just the world. This is a great bridge to talkies, maybe the last great silent film.

[@DonaldSosinJoannaSeaton]

It's one of those silents that was also made as a sound film, though I don't believe that version survives.

[@Rogue849]

@@DonaldSosinJoannaSeaton Wow I didn't know that

[@moeezS]

What an odd plot but lovely lighting and mise en scene on board the ship!

[@kamilla1960]

Thank you!

[@RRaquello]

Have been watching a lot of films from 1928 recently (over 50 total) and a lot of them are like this one-more mood pieces than a story. What they call in the art world “impressionistic”. Think of “The Wind”, “Sunrise “, “The Man Who Laughs”, “Lonesome”, etc. It was a unique period, just before sound took over and maybe the timing was just right because I don’t know how much further the silent drama could have gone in this direction. Also probably the height of Europe’s influence on Hollywood films. Sound did pretty much kill film comedy. Outside of animation and some short subjects and maybe a dozen live action feature films, film comedy died with the coming of sound.

[@TheCoolestPetinTown]

You can also watch this on the 1987 Paramount Home Video VHS of The Docks Of New York.

[@roderickfernandez8554]

Thank you but I'd rather not 1980s movies were pretty crappy a lot of them and they won't you're better than this one

[@yup486]

@@roderickfernandez8554 What? He's saying this movie was released on VHS in 1987.

[@gmork.]

thank you for the upload!

[@morningatsea]

Outstanding - too bad we've fallen so far from what reality can be as well as common sense. Da Vinci said that 'simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.'

[@joshnull6132]

This is incredible.

[@Ebbywebby]

Thanks!

[@karenhill3970]

Wow this was so good

[@stevenburton6785]

How could they come close to this today? Who could match George Bancroft,Betty Compson,or any of the extras,never mind the intense ,drama.

[@jeanstclairdelaroux2992]

great movie

[@theoakmontsage1172]

Beautiful job by Von Syffertiz as Hymn Book Harry. Daniel Day Lewis vibes, you know?

[@RRaquello]

He always makes an impression. Even in “The Student Prince”, which I just watched, and it was pretty schmaltzy besides his character. He was basically playing Franz Joseph.

[@Rogue849]

SPOILER Aw! I loved the ending.

[@unkonkrable]

Today we ought to go back to using intertitles (silent dialogue, narrating) with films...(most of it is flash-, intellect-draining tripe nowa)..but leave it to the powers that be that would be hatcheted, butchered, poisoned as well...with all things cultural, meaningful Edit: Loved the seagulls

[@axelgoldfarb3243]

I love when two women kiss!

[@ELVisisAiAssOLO]

1:04:45 = #ELVisisAiAssWEAR Mr Smokey Best Ever

[@reverendsaltine6852]

I loathe the way the Male Lead, George Bancroft, plays this--too big to be contained by the screen. By doing everything in "slow motion" he becomes Godzilla. Very well thought out. However, he's really on my nerves. He died in 1956, 28 years later. This is a brilliant film. Fantastic values, production, directing, filming, and acting. Amazing layout and sets. The way the four shots were shown in the got-shot scene was fantastic. Betty Compson is just gorgeous---in any Era. It's amazing to me how the essential nature of Man and Woman has not changed in 100 years, and much longer. Not really. Not the way "today's" deluded advocates command us to believe. And to all of them, I say, "nuts," to all of them :)

[@joecc6]

Has the essential nature of man and woman ever changed?

[@natedawg4495]

That's so true, the inner energy of man and woman hasn't changed, just what it appears on the outside. Gay, interracial, it doesn't matter, we all exhibit some form of those energy

[@ELVisisAiAssOLO]

#ELVisisAiAssWEAR = He will study film despues Que termine listening to #Sunami

[@user-illionairezone1997]

51:30

[@unkonkrable]

Yet another truncated (short 5 mins) film print by the poster, so 👎 overall

[@roderickfernandez8554]

Please find something else to occupy your time then to criticize our wonderful movie

[@yup486]

Video length: 75 minutes Movie length: 75 minutes What're you talking about there?