"City Across the River" is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Maxwell Shane and starring Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Sue England, Barbara Whiting, Luis Van Rooten and Jeff Corey. The screenplay is based on the novel "The Amboy Dukes" by Irving Shulman. The film is notable as the credited screen debut of Tony Curtis (billed onscreen as "Anthony Curtis").

Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz; June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) was an American actor whose career spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama. In his later years, Curtis made numerous television appearances.

Under contract at Universal Pictures, he changed his name from Bernard Schwartz to Anthony Curtis. The first name was from the novel "Anthony Adverse" and "Curtis" was from Kurtz, a surname in his mother's family.

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