In washed the tide. Picked from the driftwood at the waterside. A woman, sullen, weary, disillusioned. And a ship's stoker, ashore for a rollicking rouser. A Josef von Sternberg masterpiece (Print Ad- The Observer, ((Newberry, SC)) 26 March 1929)
George Bancroft In the slashing, gusty Drama of life on the New York docks-Human Derelicts- Their Girls- Their Fights- Their Love-Making! (Print Ad-Albany Times-Union, ((Albany, NY)) 28 September 1928)
A staunch story of steaming stokers, and wistful women of the waterfront. (Print Ad- Camden Herald, ((Camden, Me.)) 17 January 1929)
Two short blasts, Stokers up from the hole, Sweeties waitin', Sailors ashore for a rouser. Dock dives twinklin'. Riotous revelry. Mad abandon. Hearts seared in the quick blaze. Tomorrow to sea and drudgery. Josef von Sternberg's scorching production of life on "The Docks of New York." (Print Ad-Journal-Herald, ((Delaware, Ohio)) 27 December 1928)