Port of New York 1949

No crime too vicious ... no justice too swift for the Merchants of Death who lurk in its shadows!

4.7 / 10   19 vote(s)
NR
Crime Drama

Two narcotics agents go after a gang of murderous drug dealers who use ships docking at the New York harbor to smuggle in their contraband.

Release Date 1949-11-28
Runtime 1h 22m
Directors László Benedek, George E. Diskant, Ridgeway Callow, Leon Becker, Irving Friedman
Producers Aubrey Schenck, James T. Vaughn
Writers Arthur A. Ross, Eugene Ling, Bert Murray, Leo Townsend

Port in a Storm.

Port of New York is directed by Laszlo Benedek and written by Eugene Ling. It stars Scott Brady, Richard Rober, Yul Brynner and K.T. Stevens. Music is by Sol Kaplan and cinematography by George Diskant.

Two federal agents work to crack a gang of murderous drug dealers who are operating out of the Port of New York.

The strengths here are obvious, Diskant's photography provides atmospheric dread, the location shooting of New York is superb, and the smoothly villainous portrayal by Brynner is on the money and sets him on the path to the "A" list. Pic is kinda semi-documentary in style, complete with narration of course, and it's often violent enough to keep one hooked to the end.

Minor film noir but not without merits. 6/10

John Chard