The film was shot to recreate the stylized criminal world of 1930s New York, following a resourceful teenager who enters the inner circle of a notorious gangster. The story combines street adventure with tests of high-risk loyalty, where romance and survival collide as rival gangs tighten the noose and law enforcement pressure mounts around the mob.

Filming Locations:

Drew Preston's Apartment

In the Movie

The scene where Drew Preston is shown in her apartment, which serves as a cozy interior and exterior space where relationships develop around her under the growing pressure of the gangster world and the risks associated with her protection due to her proximity to Dutch Schultz's circle.

In Reality

The scene was filmed in a pre-war residential building at the corner of Riverside Drive and West 113th Street in the Upper West Side/Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. The location is near Riverside Park and Columbia University, with a classic early 20th-century streetscape and dense residential blocks suitable for the visuals of New York of that era.