''East Side, West Side'' is a 1927 American

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directed by Allan Dwan and starring George O'Brien (in the same year that he played the lead in F.W. Murnau's '' Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans''), Virginia Valli, and

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. The supporting cast includes

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and

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. The epic film was shot extensively on various locations in

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and includes a sinking ship loosely based upon the . The film is preserved at the

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, New York.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''East Side, West Side''
/ref> The film was remade in 1931 as ''

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'' with

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and

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Cast

* George O'Brien as John Breen * Virginia Valli as Becka Lipvitch *

as Pug Malone * Dore Davidson as Channon Lipvitch *Sonia Nodell as Mrs. Lipvitch (credited as Sonia Nodalsky) *

as Josephine *

John Miltern John Miltern (1870-1937) was an actor in theater and films in the United States. He was in the Broadway play '' Yellow Jack''. He was also in Channing Pollock's play ''Roads of Destiny''. Another of his stage performances was described as manly ...

as Gerrit Rantoul *

as Gilbert Van Horn *Frank Dodge as Judge Kelly *Dan Wolheim as Grogan *Johnny Dooley as Grogan gang member *John Kearney as Policeman *Edward Garvey as Second *Frank Allworth as Flash *William Frederic as Breen *

Jack La Rue Jack La Rue (born Gaspare Biondolillo; May 3, 1902 – January 11, 1984) was an American film and stage actor. Early years The son of Sicilian immigrants Pasquale and Concetta Biondolillo, La Rue was born in New York City. His father sailed to ...

as dining extra (uncredited)

References

External links

* * 1927 films Films directed by Allan Dwan 1927 drama films Silent American drama films Fox Film films Films set in New York City Films shot in New York City American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub