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John Cassavetes | Frankie Dane | |
Sal Mineo | Angelo Gioia / Bambino | |
James Whitmore | Ben Wagner | |
Mark Rydell | Lou Macklin | |
Virginia Gregg | Mrs. Dane | |
Peter J. Votrian | Richie Dane | |
Will Kuluva | Mr. Gioia | |
Malcolm Atterbury | Mr. McAllister | |
Denise Alexander | Maria Gioia | |
Dan Terranova | Blockbuster | |
Peter Miller | The Fighter | |
Steve Rowland | Glasses | |
Robert Alexander | Phil | |
Doyle Baker | Chuck | |
Paul Bryar | Lenny's Father |
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Producer | Vincent M. Fennelly
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Writer | Reginald Rose
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Cinematography | Sam Leavitt
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Musician | Franz Waxman
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On a city's mean streets, the boys join gangs at 15. Frankie leads the Hornets: he's 18, seething, coiled. When a neighbor goes to the cops after seeing one of the Hornets with a zip gun, Frankie vows to kill the old guy, hatching a plan using Lou, who smiles and smokes, and "Baby," the 15-year-old son of an immigrant shopkeeper. Ben Wagner, the social worker at a neighborhood settlement house, gets wind of the plan and tries to break through to Frankie. Frankie's brother Richie, who's about 12, worships and fears Frankie; he also figures out what his brother is up to. Is Frankie doomed to crash and burn at 18? |
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