Port of New York (film)

Port of New York

Recent release of Port of New York on VHS
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

Port of New York is a 1949 film shot in semidocumentary style. The film is notable for being Yul Brynner's first movie. He had not begun shaving his hair yet. 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 two federal agents, one from Customs and one from Narcotics, 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).

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