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.
Stars: Burl Ives, Shelley Winters, James Darren, Jean Seberg, Ricardo Montalban, Ella Fitzgerald
Crew: Philip Leacock (Director), Robert Presnell Jr. (Screenplay), Willard Motley (Novel), George Duning (Original Music Composer), Helen Hunt (Hairstylist), Ben Lane (Makeup Supervisor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Runtime: 105 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 10, 1960
IMDb: 4.9