Directed by:
Josef von SternbergScreenplay:
Jules FurthmanCinematography:
Harold RossonCast:
George Bancroft, Betty Compson, Olga Baclanova, Clyde Cook, Mitchell Lewis, Gustav von Seyffertitz, May Foster, Richard Alexander, Bob Reeves, George Irving (more)VOD (1)
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Roughneck stoker Bill Roberts (George Bancroft) gets into all sorts of trouble during a brief shore leave when he falls hard for Mae (Betty Compson), a wise and weary dance-hall girl, in Josef von Sternberg’s evocative portrait of lower-class waterfront folk. Fog-enshrouded cinematography by Harold Rosson (The Wizard of Oz), expressionist set design by Hans Dreier (Sunset Boulevard), and sensual performances by Bancroft and Compson make this one of the legendary director’s finest works, and one of the most exquisitely crafted films of its era. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![George Bancroft](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496872_524dca.jpg)
George Bancroft
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Underworld (1927)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
![Betty Compson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272487_279b2b.jpg)
Betty Compson
USA
Best movies:
The Docks of New York (1928)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Invisible Ghost (1941)
![Olga Baclanova](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270845_488291.jpg)
Olga Baclanova
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Freaks (1932)
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
The Docks of New York (1928)
![Clyde Cook](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/272/161272407_79bc90.jpg)
Clyde Cook
Australia
Best movies:
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
![Mitchell Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/511/160511029_0f3100.jpg)
Mitchell Lewis
USA
Best movies:
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
The Stratton Story (1949)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
![Gustav von Seyffertitz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/354/21354166_f24f31.jpg)
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Best movies:
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Front Page (1931)
May Foster
USA
Best movies:
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
The Docks of New York (1928)
The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
![Richard Alexander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886701_57630c.jpg)
Richard Alexander
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
![Bob Reeves](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/417/160417334_44ec54.gif)
Bob Reeves
USA
Best movies:
The Invisible Man (1933)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Storm Warning (1951)
![George Irving](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/816/160816533_8ec123.jpg)
George Irving
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
![John Kelly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/911/160911345_a2ab43.jpg)
John Kelly
USA
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
Scarface (1932)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Guy Oliver
USA
Best movies:
Beggars of Life (1928)
The Last Command (1928)
Male and Female (1919)
Charles McMurphy
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)