"The saga of America's dirty faced kids... And the breaks that life won't give them!"

"Sensational Human Drama... Terrific Thrills And Suspense!"

"A Big Time Cast in a Big City Drama Destined to be the Biggest Hit in Years!"

"This very afternoon, I was approached with a sugarcoated proposition...a bribe offered me by this corrupt officialdom…"

"'Morning, gentlemen. Nice day for a murder."

"No! I don't want to die! Oh, please! I don't want to die! Oh, please! Don't make me burn in hell. Oh, please let go o…"

"[reading from the newspaper] "At the fatal stroke of eleven p.m. Rocky was led through the little green door of death…"

"[to Jim Frazier]I don't care how you handle Sullivan. But with that priest, it's got to look an accident."

"Pat O'Brien - Fr. Jerome "Jerry" Connolly"

"James Cagney - William "Rocky" Sullivan"