The story of a lonely young boy growing up in Harlem. Using a semi-documentary technique, the film-makers realistically capture the hostile environment which leads the boy to delinquency. The youth is sent to Wiltwyck School for rehabilitation, where a psychiatrist and counselor try to break through the wall of silence which the boy uses to hide his fear and bitterness.

Starring:

Gary Merrill, Donald Thompson, Clarence Cooper, Sadie Stockton, Estelle Evans, Paul Baucum

Genre:

Drama