Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a pay-off gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in Harlem, New York. Angry at the racist society around him, both criminal and straight, he sees the acquisition of power as the solution to his rage.
as Tommy Gibbs
as Helen
as McKinney
as Rev. Rufus
as Mr. Gibbs
as Mama Gibbs
as Joe Washington
as Alfred Coleman
as "Irish" Bryant
as Cardoza
as Grossfield
as "Craw"
as Virginia Coleman
as Tommy (as a boy)
as Joe (as a boy)
as "Motor"
as "Sport"
as Cab Driver
as Carlos
as Man at Shoeshine (uncredited)