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October 1960 (USA) more
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In this sequel to "Knock On Any Door", the residents of a Chicago tenement building band together to insure that the son of Nick Romano does not follow in his father's footsteps...to the electric chair. | add synopsis
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Cast

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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 (as Rudolph Acosta)
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
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105 min
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Lana Turner originally sought for lead role played by Shelley Winters. more
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Revealing mistakes: After begging Bobbie and her father to leave his apartment, Nick slams the door shut, making the wall shake. more
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Follows Knock on Any Door (1949) more
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Let No Man Write My Epitaph, 17 January 2006
Author: Jeff Grunden from Pittsburgh, PA

With the recent death of Shelley Winters, all the principals in this movie are now gone, with the exception of Montalban. Having looked it up, I had forgotten what a fine cast it had, including the surprise of Ella Fitzgerald playing a heroin-addicted blues singer. Sadly, although this was a remake of a previous film, this great film could not be remade or even updated for today's market---simply because our society has changed to where the story in this picture (compelling as it is) would no longer be something people would consider important or even divisive. This plot could not even make the producers of Jerry or Maury take notice. Still, this picture will always be one of my two or three personal all-time favorites, and I will recommend it to anyone who reads these words I write: This is greatness that Hollywood can create...when it really wants to.

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