Strangers in the City (1962)
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In this decidedly Hollywood view of what growing up Puerto Rican in New York must really be like, almost an entire family (with only one son and a daughter) faces disintegration and tragedy. The father loses his job, which puts the family in a crisis situation. So the son goes out to find work as a… More In this decidedly Hollywood view of what growing up Puerto Rican in New York must really be like, almost an entire family (with only one son and a daughter) faces disintegration and tragedy. The father loses his job, which puts the family in a crisis situation. So the son goes out to find work as a delivery boy and the daughter eventually lapses into prostitution. Trouble brews when the son confronts a local gang leader whom he believes has misused his sister, and the mother similarly tracks down a bully for more or less the same reason. In a plot twist, it is the mother's confrontation that goes from bad to worse, precipitating a comparable and tragic denouement at home. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rick Carrier
- Genres
- Drama
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Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Hollywood version of rough life for newly arrived Puerto Ricans to the slums of NYC.
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Cast
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Camilo Delgado
as Jose Alvarez
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Rosita de Triana
as Antonia Alvarez
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Creta Margos
as Elena Alvarez
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Robert Corso
as Caddy
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Kenny Delmar
as Mr. Lou
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John Roeburt
as Grocer
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Bob O'Connell
as Dan
