Here is another movie I taped years ago on AMC that is not available on VHS or DVD. Filmed on location in the Alfred Smith housing projects near the South Street Seaport, it is great to see what the area looked like in the 50's.
Check out young William Hickey (have another cookie my dear?) in the jazz club as a "hep cat" snapping his fingers. Lloyd Nolan is great as Johnny's dad coming for a visit to see his "favorite son" and daughter-in-law. Johnny can do no wrong, but Polo who takes the blame for everything can do no right. We wait for Johnny or Polo to tell Dad the truth throughout the whole movie.
The other great character is "Mother" the drug pusher who has William Hickey as his sidekick. Mother is a ruthless businessman who preys on the weakness of his junkie clients and has no problem when it comes to collecting the money that he knows they don't have.
Lloyd Nolan, reminiscing about Johnny as a boy, tells a story about him doing something giving us the best line "All he ever got was A Hatful of Rain".
Very daring for its time, the last line is my favorite when Eva Marie Saint says "Hello Police, I want to report a drug addict, it's my husband".
Check out young William Hickey (have another cookie my dear?) in the jazz club as a "hep cat" snapping his fingers. Lloyd Nolan is great as Johnny's dad coming for a visit to see his "favorite son" and daughter-in-law. Johnny can do no wrong, but Polo who takes the blame for everything can do no right. We wait for Johnny or Polo to tell Dad the truth throughout the whole movie.
The other great character is "Mother" the drug pusher who has William Hickey as his sidekick. Mother is a ruthless businessman who preys on the weakness of his junkie clients and has no problem when it comes to collecting the money that he knows they don't have.
Lloyd Nolan, reminiscing about Johnny as a boy, tells a story about him doing something giving us the best line "All he ever got was A Hatful of Rain".
Very daring for its time, the last line is my favorite when Eva Marie Saint says "Hello Police, I want to report a drug addict, it's my husband".