Wolf of New York is a 1940 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and written by Gordon Kahn and Lionel Houser. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Rose Hobart, James Stephenson, Jerome Cowan, William Demarest and Maurice Murphy. The film was released on January 23, 1940, by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3]

Wolf of New York
Directed byWilliam C. McGann
Screenplay byGordon Kahn
Lionel Houser
Story byLeslie T. White
Arnold Belgard
Produced byRobert North
StarringEdmund Lowe
Rose Hobart
James Stephenson
Jerome Cowan
William Demarest
Maurice Murphy
CinematographyReggie Lanning
Edited byErnest J. Nims
Music byWilliam Lava
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • January 23, 1940 (1940-01-23)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

Gangster melodrama concerns a stolen bonds and securities racket and an unethical young lawyer who gets entangled with the underworld but ultimately comes down on the side of right by trying to defend an innocent man and helping to bring the gangster and his colleagues to justice.

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References edit

  1. ^ "Wolf of New York (1940) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  2. ^ Nugent, Frank S. (1940-03-07). "Movie Review - The Fight for Life - THE SCREEN; Pare Lorentz Again Goes to Fact for His Drama in His New Film, 'The Fight for Life,' at the Belmont". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  3. ^ "Wolf of New York". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.

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