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.
Cast
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)
Crew
Philip Leacock
Director
Robert Presnell Jr.
Screenplay
Willard Motley
Novel
Chester W. Schaeffer
Editor
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
Sam Nelson
Assistant Director
Boris Kaplan
Producer
Helen Hunt
Hairstylist
Rhoda Donaldson
Hairdresser
Ray Sebastian
Makeup Artist
Ben Lane
Makeup Supervisor
Charles J. Rice
Sound Recordist
J.S. Westmoreland
Sound
George Duning
Original Music Composer
Armor E. Goetten
Set Decoration
Frances McDowell
Script Supervisor
Robert Peterson
Art Direction
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
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