The read
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do.
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Don SiegelDirector
- Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer
- Reginald RoseScreenplay
Cast
- James WhitmoreBen Wagner
- Sal MineoAngelo 'Baby' Gioia
- John CassavetesFrankie Dane
- Mark RydellLou Macklin
- Virginia GreggMrs. Dane
- Peter J. VotrianRichie Dane (as Peter Votrian)
- Will KuluvaMr. Gioia
- Malcolm AtterburyMr. McAllister
- Denise AlexanderMaria Gioia
- Dan TerranovaBlockbuster
- Steve RowlandGlasses
- Duke MitchellHerky
Stills
Themes
street gangjuvenile delinquent