Gangs of New York is a 1938 American film directed by James Cruze and written by Samuel Fuller. Crime lord Rocky Thorpe is impersonated by police officer John Franklin in order to infiltrate his organization and bring an end to it once and for all. Cast Charles Bickford as Rocky Thorpe/John Franklin Ann Dvorak as Connie Benson Alan Baxter as 'Dapper' Mallare Wynne Gibson as Orchid Harold Huber as Panatella Willard Robertson as Inspector Sullivan Maxie Rosenbloom as Tombstone Charles Trowbridge as District Attorney Lucas John Wray as Maddock Jonathan Hale as Warden Fred Kohler as Kruger Howard Phillips as Al Benson Robert Gleckler as Nolan Elliott Sullivan as Hopkins Maurice Cass as Phillips References External links 1938 films 1938 crime drama films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films Republic Pictures films American crime drama films Films directed by James Cruze 1930s American films