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.
| Writing | Robert Presnell Jr. | Screenplay |
| Directing | Philip Leacock | Director |
| Writing | Willard Motley | Novel |
| Editing | Chester W. Schaeffer | Editor |
| Art | Armor E. Goetten | Set Decoration |
| Art | Robert Peterson | Art Direction |
| Directing | Frances McDowell | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Production | Boris Kaplan | Producer |
| Sound | George Duning | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Lane | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rhoda Donaldson | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ray Sebastian | Makeup Artist |
