Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Ripped Raw and Roaring from Real Life!
1960 | 105m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Philip Leacock |
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| Writer: | Willard Motley, Robert Presnell Jr. |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 10, 1960 |
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| Director: | Philip Leacock |
| Writer: | Willard Motley, Robert Presnell Jr. |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, self sacrifice, drug addiction, junkie, heroin, sequel, drug pusher, single mother, playing piano, street fight, street kid, poor kid, 1950s, southside |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Carmen D'Antonio | Exotic Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ted Fish | Man (uncredited) |
| Jamie Forster | Man (uncredited) |
| Joey Fricano | Barney (uncredited) |
| Joseph Gallison | Lee (uncredited) |
| Dick Gering | Boy (uncredited) |
| Percy Helton | Baldy (uncredited) |
| Roy Jenson | Whitey (uncredited) |
| Jack Kenney | Shabby Man (uncredited) |
| Lenny Kent | Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Tom London | Bum at Bar (uncredited) |
| Dal McKennon | Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| David McMahon | Barney the Bartender (uncredited) |
| Mike Morelli | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Danny Mummert | Eddie (uncredited) |
| Sol Murgi | Night Court Bailiff (uncredited) |
| George Nardelli | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Jack Semple | Man (uncredited) |
| Al Silvani | Man (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Stapp | Ruthie (uncredited) |
| Jack Stoney | Man in Saloon (uncredited) |
| Frank Sully | Drunk at Bar (uncredited) |
| Theresa Testa | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Tony Urchel | Man (uncredited) |
| Dale Van Sickel | Startled Motorist (uncredited) |
| Guy Way | Night Court Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Willard Motley | Novel |
| George Duning | Original Music Composer |
| Philip Leacock | Director |
| Robert Presnell Jr. | Screenplay |
| Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Chester W. Schaeffer | Editor |
| Robert Peterson | Art Direction |
| Armor E. Goetten | Set Decoration |
| Frances McDowell | Script Supervisor |
| Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Ben Lane | Makeup Supervisor |
| Rhoda Donaldson | Hairdresser |
| Ray Sebastian | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Boris Kaplan | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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