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.
Robert Presnell Jr. | Screenplay |
Philip Leacock | Director |
Willard Motley | Novel |
George Duning | Original Music Composer |
Rhoda Donaldson | Hairdresser |
Ben Lane | Makeup Supervisor |
Ray Sebastian | Makeup Artist |
Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
Chester W. Schaeffer | Editor |
Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |