The Young Savages

Gang warfare in New York's East Harlem. Three Italian teenagers are accused of murdering another teen--a blind Puerto Rican boy. Assistant DA Hank Bell (Lancaster), who grew up on the same mean streets, doesn't think the case is as cut-and-dry as presented and determines that the deceased was not the innocent victim he's portrayed to be. Routine juvenile delinquent drama based on the novel "A Matter of Conviction" by Evan Hunter.