Feature1960·105m·5.9

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

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Nick Romano lives in a poor tenement building on the south side of Chicago with his well-meaning but drug-addicted mother, Nellie. She encourages him to pursue his piano-playing talent in hopes that it will bring him a better life. Nellie's neighbors, like the alcoholic ex-lawyer who secretly loves her, help her in keeping Nick away from Louie, the resident drug dealer. But a chance meeting between Nick and Louie could change things forever.

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Cast

Burl Ives

Judge Bruce Mallory Sullivan

Shelley Winters

Nellie Romano

James Darren

Nick Romano

Jean Seberg

Barbara Holloway

Ricardo Montalban

Louie Ramponi

Ella Fitzgerald

Flora

Rodolfo Acosta

Max

Philip Ober

Grant Holloway

Jeanne Cooper

Fran

Bernie Hamilton

Goodbye George

Walter Burke

Wart

Francis De Sales

Night Court Magistrate

Michael Davis

Nick Romano - as a Child

John Barton

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Oscar Blank

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Phil Bloom

Man in Shelter (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth

Mike the Saloon Owner (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Salesman at Florist Shop (uncredited)

Jack Bryan

Wally (uncredited)

Malcolm Cassell

Boy (uncredited)

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
Revenue
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Columbia Pictures

Crew

Director

Philip Leacock

Writers

Robert Presnell Jr., Willard Motley

George Duning

Original Music Composer

Chester W. Schaeffer

Editor

Burnett Guffey

Director of Photography

Gallery