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Let No Man Write My Epitaph

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Nick Romano (James Darren) lives in a poor tenement building on the south side of Chicago with his well-meaning but drug-addicted mother, Nellie (Shelley Winters). 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 (Burl Ives) 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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Philip Leacock

Director

Burl Ives

Judge Bruce Mallory Sullivan

Shelley Winters

Nellie Romano

James Darren

Nick Romano

Jean Seberg

Barbara Holloway

Ricardo Montalban

Louie Ramponi

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Let No Man Write My Epitaph

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Synopsis Nick Romano (James Darren) lives in a poor tenement building on the south side of Chicago with his well-meaning but drug-addicted mother, Nellie (Shelley Winters). 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 (Burl Ives) 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.
Director
Philip Leacock
Producer
Boris D. Kaplan
Screenwriter
Robert Presnell Jr.
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 46m
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