Released:
1960-11-10

Overview:
Nick Romano lives in a poor tenement building on the south side of Chicago with his well-meaning but drug-addicted mother, Nellie. She encourages him to pursue his piano-playing talent in hopes that it will bring him a better life. Nellie's neighbors, like the alcoholic ex-lawyer who secretly loves her, help her in keeping Nick away from Louie, the resident drug dealer. But a chance meeting between Nick and Louie could change things forever.

Director:
Philip Leacock

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:
Drama, Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Burl Ives
  as
  Judge Bruce Mallory Sullivan
• 
  Shelley Winters
  as
  Nellie Romano
• 
  James Darren
  as
  Nick Romano
• 
  Jean Seberg
  as
  Barbara Holloway
• 
  Ricardo Montalban
  as
  Louie Ramponi