City Across the River (1949)

Directed by

Maxwell Shane

Genre

film noir, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In a tough city neighborhood, a group of teenagers gets caught up in violence and crime. One boy faces difficult choices that lead to tragedy.

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What happens

City Across the River is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Maxwell Shane and starring Stephen McNally, with Sue England and Barbara Whiting in principal support. The screenplay is based on the novel The Amboy Dukes by Irving Shulman. The film is the credited screen debut of Tony Curtis (billed onscreen as "Anthony Curtis"). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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