This
film is adapted from a television play written by Reginald Rose. There are gangs in the city, Frankie Dane leads the Hornets
and he’s eighteen. Boys usually join the
gangs at the age of fifteen. The
Hornets have a rumble with another gang in an alley. The Hornets are the winners and they take a prisoner from the
rival gang. Mr. McAllister sees
one of the boys threaten the prisoner with a zip gun and he notifies the
police. Mr. McAllister also slaps
Frankie the next time they meet.
Frankie is determined to pay Mr. McAllister back by killing him.
A good story line and acting, filmed in black and white and seems dated. The basic message and theme of the film still applies to
American life. One difference
today is that we have a lot of names to diagnose the behaviors of the boys in
the gangs. 3* (This movie is OK)
91
min, Crime directed by Don Siegel with John Cassavetes, James Whitmore, Sal
Mineo, Mark Rydell, Virginia Gregg, Peter J. Votrian, Will Kuluva, Malcom
Atterbury, Denise Alexander, Dan Terranova, Peter Miller.
Note: Imdb 6.7 out of 10, 80% audience on
Rotten Tomatoes, Letterboxd 3* with 47 reviews.
Special
Note: John Cassavetes played Frankie in
the original live TV play presentation.
He was 27 in 1956 and I thought all along that he was a lot older
than 18?
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