Title: Knock on any door
Description: An Italian youth grows into a young man loved by many but addicted to street life and crime. Despite all attempts to salvage young Nick Romano, he persists in his ways, eventually committing a most serious crime.  His motto; "live fast, die young and have a good looking corpse". It is a tragedy too often played out on the streets of many neighborhoods.
Subjects: Italian Americans, Immigrants, Poverty, Fiction
Places: Chicago (Ill.), Illinois, Chicago