Directed by:
Paul StanleyScreenplay:
Harry KleinerCast:
John Saxon, Linda Cristal, Joseph Calleia, Harry Townes, Don Gordon, Perry Lopez, BarBara Luna, William H. O'Brien, Brick Sullivan, Frank Puglia, Fred Aldrich (more)Plots(1)
This was the first film directed by Paul Stanley, and its theme of second-generation Puerto Ricans living in New York's Spanish Harlem would be picked up again in 1961's smash success, West Side Story. Miguel Estrada (John Saxon) was a member of a local gang before he went to prison for a year, and now that he is out he wants to walk the straight-and-narrow. His attempts at getting away from the life that binds him to the gangs are not anything his father can understand, and the gangs are not going to let him just walk away. At one point, he is forced into a knife fight with a gang member. A counterpoint to Miguel's dilemma is found in Sarita (Linda Cristal), a local "hostess" who prefers single bliss to marriage and its problems. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![John Saxon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/654/164654107_25891d.jpg)
John Saxon
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Opération casseurs (1976)
A Star is Born (1954)
![Linda Cristal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455659_53fc3d.jpg)
Linda Cristal
Argentina
Best movies:
The Alamo (1960)
Two Rode Together (1961)
Mr. Majestyk (1974)
![Joseph Calleia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505243_1f86d0.jpg)
Joseph Calleia
Malta
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Gilda (1946)
![Harry Townes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185753_2d2a88.gif)
Harry Townes
USA
Best movies:
The Mountain (1956)
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Fitzwilly (1967)
![Don Gordon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/488/488840_f1d540.jpg)
Don Gordon
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Papillon (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
![Perry Lopez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634646_19afe5.gif)
Perry Lopez
USA
Best movies:
Chinatown (1974)
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Drum Beat (1954)
![BarBara Luna](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948796_75c3ad.jpg)
BarBara Luna
USA
Best movies:
Ship of Fools (1965)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Noriega: God's Favorite (2000) (TV movie)
![William H. O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000169_7ce976.jpg)
William H. O'Brien
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Brick Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Frank Puglia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/148/160148377_bdaba9.jpg)
Frank Puglia
Italy
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Casablanca (1942)
![Fred Aldrich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/260/160260239_2c735f.jpg)
Fred Aldrich
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
![Joe De Santis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/511/160511063_ddca25.gif)
Joe De Santis
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Professionals (1966)
I Want to Live! (1958)
![Arthur Batanides](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/589/161589388_fe42bc.jpg)
Arthur Batanides
USA
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Martin Garralaga
Spain
Best movies:
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Casablanca (1942)
Juarez (1939)
Bernie Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
The Swimmer (1968)
The Lost Man (1969)
![Henry Corden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/279/162279497_72860b.jpg)
Henry Corden
Canada
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Penny Santon
USA
Best movies:
West Side Story (1961)
The Wrong Man (1956)
Funny Girl (1968)