Hollywood Social Problem Films of the 1950s

Johnny Pope (Don Murray), a young husband and veteran of the Korean War, struggles to hide his drug addiction from his pregnant wife (Eva Marie Saint) and his father. But he can't keep his secret and keep his family intact at the same time. Lauded for its realism, the film was shot largely on location in New York City. (USA, 1957, 35mm, b/w, 109 min.)