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City Across the River is a american film of genre Drama directed by Maxwell Shane released in USA on 7 april 1949 with Stephen McNally
City Across the River (1949)
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Add to a movie listCity 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.
The film is notable as the credited screen debut of Tony Curtis (billed onscreen as "Anthony Curtis").
Synopsis
Two members of a tough Brooklyn street gang accidentally kill one of their teachers.Actors
Stephen McNally
(Stan Albert)
Thelma Ritter
(Mrs. Katie Cusack)
Luis van Rooten
(Joe Cusack)
Jeff Corey
(Police Lieutenant Louie Macon)
Sue England
(Betty Maylor)
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