Cry Tough (1959)

Directed by

Paul Stanley

Genre

drama film, film noir, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Puerto Rican man in Spanish Harlem gets drawn into a life of crime with a local gang. He struggles with loyalty and the consequences of his choices.

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What happens

Cry Tough is a 1959 American film noir crime drama film noir directed by Paul Stanley written by Harry Kleiner, starring John Saxon, Linda Cristal and Joseph Calleia. The screenplay of the film is based on the novel of the same name by Irving Shulman. However, in the transition from print to film the Jewish Brooklyn gang of the novel became a Puerto Rican gang in Spanish Harlem. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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