Port of New York
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See also Port of New York Authority
| Port of New York | |
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 Recent release of Port of New York on VHS |
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| Directed by | László Benedek |
| Produced by | Aubrey Schenck |
| Written by | Eugene Ling (screenplay) Bert Murray (story) Arthur A. Ross |
| Starring | Scott Brady Richard Rober K.T. Stevens Yul Brynner |
| Music by | Sol Kaplan |
| Cinematography | George E. Diskant |
| Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films Inc. |
| Release date(s) | November 28, 1949 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 82 min |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Port of New York is a 1949 film shot in semidocumentary style. The film is notable for being Yul Brynner's first movie. The film, which is very similar to T-Men (1947), was shot on location in New York City. The movie was directed by László Benedek with cinematography by George E. Diskant.
The film tells the story of a customs and treasury agent out to stop the distribution of opium, that came in on a ship in the Port of New York but was smuggled off by drug dealers. The leader of the drug dealers is the suave Vicola (Brynner).
- Scott Brady as Michael 'Mickey' Waters
- Richard Rober as Jim Flannery
- K.T. Stevens as Toni Cardell
- Yul Brynner as Paul Vicola
