Drama Crime
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.
Directed by
Philip Leacock
Ricardo Montalban
Louie Ramponi
Shelley Winters
Nellie Romano
Philip Ober
Grant Holloway
Roy Jenson
Whitey (uncredited)
Burl Ives
Judge Bruce Mallory Sullivan
Peter Brocco
Salesman at Florist Shop (uncredited)
Tom London
Bum at Bar (uncredited)
James Darren
Nick Romano
Percy Helton
Baldy (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Startled Motorist (uncredited)
Jeanne Cooper
Fran
Walter Burke
Wart
Jean Seberg
Barbara Holloway
Frank Sully
Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
Rodolfo Acosta
Max
Danny Mummert
Eddie (uncredited)
Ella Fitzgerald
Flora
Dal McKennon
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Francis De Sales
Night Court Magistrate
Joseph Gallison
Lee (uncredited)
Bernie Hamilton
Goodbye George
Jack Kenney
Shabby Man (uncredited)
George Nardelli
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Night Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
Man in Saloon (uncredited)
David McMahon
Barney the Bartender (uncredited)
Lenny Kent
Proprietor (uncredited)
Al Silvani
Man (uncredited)
Michael Davis
Nick Romano - as a Child
John Barton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Oscar Blank
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Phil Bloom
Man in Shelter (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
Mike the Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Malcolm Cassell
Boy (uncredited)
Carmen D'Antonio
Exotic Dancer (uncredited)
Ted Fish
Man (uncredited)
Jamie Forster
Man (uncredited)
Joey Fricano
Barney (uncredited)
Dick Gering
Boy (uncredited)
Mike Morelli
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Jack Semple
Man (uncredited)
Marjorie Stapp
Ruthie (uncredited)
Theresa Testa
Townswoman (uncredited)
Tony Urchel
Man (uncredited)
Guy Way
Night Court Bailiff (uncredited)

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