Year: 1949
Runtime: 91 mins
Language: English
Director: Maxwell Shane
Set in Brooklyn, the film follows Frank Cusack, a dutiful son and brother by day who becomes a gang member after dark. He hangs out with the Dukes, a group of wayward youths entangled with racketeer Gaggsy Steens. Despite his parents’ pleas, Frank and his friend Benny become drawn into a serious crime. Community‑center director Stan Albert struggles to steer them away from a life of crime.
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