In the midst of the Depression, a crotchety doctor, whose practice is in the Brooklyn slums, takes an interest in a local teenager, whose hostility and erratic behavior the doctor believes is due to more than just his environment.

Pat Hingle
as Dr. Sam Abelman

Lynn Carlin
as Sarah Abelman

Paul Jabara
as Myron Malcolm

Tracy Bogart
as Eunice Abelman

Sorrell Booke
as Dr. Max Vogel

Penny Santon
as Mrs. Parelli

Titos Vandis
as Mr. Parelli

Pepe Serna
as Charlie Parelli

Michael Margotta
as Frankie Parelli

Andrew Duggan
as Dr. McCabe