Film Noir 1949 Tony Curtis City Across The River The Shock Drama of Wayward Boys and Girls

The macho head of an urban community center tries to reform juvenile delinquents. It is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Maxwell Shane and stars Tony Curtis, Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter.

The screenplay is based on the novel The Amboy Dukes by Irving Shulman.