
"The Novel That Shocked The World Is Now A Movie"
A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.
Harry Black

Tralala

Big Joe

Vinnie

Paulie

Boyce

Georgette

Sal

Tommy

Spook
Donna

Steve

Ella

Regina
Tony
Freddy

Al

Mary Black

Eddie
Teresa
Brickowski
Stump

Goldie
Rosie
Camille
Alex

Willie

Submarine Annie
Ruthie

Mike

Bill
Tral's Trick

Georgette's Mother

Arthur
Lost Soldier

Lost Soldier
Lost Soldier
Cop

Dowland
Security Guard

Riot Police Officer

Riot Police Officer

Truck Driver
Uptown Bartender

Uptown Doggie
Uptown Doggie

Priest

Bobby
Jack
Fred
Car Driver

Strike Worker
