Dead End's story is a very serious-minded drama depicting the antagonistic "culture clash" that prevails on a daily basis between the "haves" and the "have nots".
Set in NYC's Lower East Side where the streets of the city all come to a "dead end" halt at the edge of the East River - This tale of troubled lives introduces the viewer to the conflicting attitudes of the punks, the gangsters, and of those who long to rise above the oppressiveness of the slums (but they just can't seem to find a reasonable way out of this stifling jungle).
Filmed in stark b&w - This straight-faced, 1937 social commentary was directed by William Wyler (adapted from the screenplay penned by Lillian Hellman).
Set in NYC's Lower East Side where the streets of the city all come to a "dead end" halt at the edge of the East River - This tale of troubled lives introduces the viewer to the conflicting attitudes of the punks, the gangsters, and of those who long to rise above the oppressiveness of the slums (but they just can't seem to find a reasonable way out of this stifling jungle).
Filmed in stark b&w - This straight-faced, 1937 social commentary was directed by William Wyler (adapted from the screenplay penned by Lillian Hellman).