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| Director: | Philip Leacock | 
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| Writer: | Willard Motley, Robert Presnell Jr. | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 10, 1960 | 
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| Director: | Philip Leacock | 
| Writer: | Willard Motley, Robert Presnell Jr. | 
| Genres: | Drama, Crime | 
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, self sacrifice, drug addiction, junkie, heroin, sequel, drug pusher, single mother, playing piano, street fight, street kid, poor kid, 1950s, southside | 
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Burl Ives | Judge Bruce Mallory Sullivan | 
| Shelley Winters | Nellie Romano | 
| James Darren | Nick Romano | 
| Jean Seberg | Barbara Holloway | 
| Ricardo Montalban | Louie Ramponi | 
| Ella Fitzgerald | Flora | 
| Rodolfo Acosta | Max | 
| Philip Ober | Grant Holloway | 
| Jeanne Cooper | Fran | 
| Bernie Hamilton | Goodbye George | 
| Walter Burke | Wart | 
| Francis De Sales | Night Court Magistrate | 
| 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) | 
| Peter Brocco | Salesman at Florist Shop (uncredited) | 
| Jack Bryan | Wally (uncredited) | 
| Malcolm Cassell | Boy (uncredited) | 
| Carmen D'Antonio | Exotic Dancer (uncredited) | 
| Ted Fish | Man (uncredited) | 
| Jamie Forster | Man (uncredited) | 
| Joey Fricano | Barney (uncredited) | 
| Joseph Gallison | Lee (uncredited) | 
| Dick Gering | Boy (uncredited) | 
| Percy Helton | Baldy (uncredited) | 
| Roy Jenson | Whitey (uncredited) | 
| Jack Kenney | Shabby Man (uncredited) | 
| Lenny Kent | Proprietor (uncredited) | 
| Tom London | Bum at Bar (uncredited) | 
| Dal McKennon | Court Clerk (uncredited) | 
| David McMahon | Barney the Bartender (uncredited) | 
| Mike Morelli | Bar Patron (uncredited) | 
| Danny Mummert | Eddie (uncredited) | 
| Sol Murgi | Night Court Bailiff (uncredited) | 
| George Nardelli | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 
| Jack Semple | Man (uncredited) | 
| Al Silvani | Man (uncredited) | 
| Marjorie Stapp | Ruthie (uncredited) | 
| Jack Stoney | Man in Saloon (uncredited) | 
| Frank Sully | Drunk at Bar (uncredited) | 
| Theresa Testa | Townswoman (uncredited) | 
| Tony Urchel | Man (uncredited) | 
| Dale Van Sickel | Startled Motorist (uncredited) | 
| Guy Way | Night Court Bailiff (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Willard Motley | Novel | 
| George Duning | Original Music Composer | 
| Philip Leacock | Director | 
| Robert Presnell Jr. | Screenplay | 
| Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography | 
| Chester W. Schaeffer | Editor | 
| Robert Peterson | Art Direction | 
| Armor E. Goetten | Set Decoration | 
| Frances McDowell | Script Supervisor | 
| Helen Hunt | Hairstylist | 
| Ben Lane | Makeup Supervisor | 
| Rhoda Donaldson | Hairdresser | 
| Ray Sebastian | Makeup Artist | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Boris Kaplan | Producer | 
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