At 10 years old, Owens becomes a ragged orphan when his sainted mother dies. The Conways, who are next door neighbors, take Owen in, but the constant drinking by Jim soon puts Owen on the street. By 17, Owen learns that might is right. By 25, Owen is the leader of his own gang who spend most of their time gambling and drinking. But Marie comes into the gangster area of town and everything changes for Owen as he falls for Marie. But he cannot tell her so, so he comes to her settlement to find education and inspiration. But soon, his old way of life will rise to confront him again.
Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
Most of the extras in this film were real locals from the Bowery area, as well as from Hell's Kitchen, and had never appeared before in films. Most of the gangster characters were actual gangsters in real life.
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Crazy Credits
There is no cast list during the opening credits or at the end. Actors,
however, are credited by intertitles as they appear within the movie, and
that is used for the IMDb cast ordering. Actors never mentioned are marked
uncredited.
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