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The Bowery (1933)

The Bowery poster
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows two competitive saloon keepers in New York City's Bowery neighborhood around 1900. They get into fights and schemes over a local boy and a singer.

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What happens

The Bowery is a 1933 American pre-Code historical comedy-drama film set on the Lower East Side of Manhattan around the start of the 20th century directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Wallace Beery and George Raft. The supporting cast features Jackie Cooper, Fay Wray, and Pert Kelton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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