Brooklyn youth Frank Cusack, good son and brother by day, is a gang member by night. The Dukes, seemingly likable dead-end-kids, are dangerously involved with racketeer Gaggsy Steens. Despite the efforts of Franks's parents, he and pal Benny get involved in a serious crime. Can Stan Albert, head of the community center, prevent them from becoming full-time crooks?
| Directing | Maxwell Shane | Director |
| Writing | Irving Shulman | Novel |
| Writing | Irving Shulman | Adaptation |
| Production | Maxwell Shane | Producer |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Maury Gertsman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ted J. Kent | Editor |
| Writing | Dennis J. Cooper | Screenplay |
| Writing | Maxwell Shane | Screenplay |
| Camera | Maurice Goldberg | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | John Brooks | Gaffer |
