Dead End

In a New York City slum where opulent apartments tower over grim tenements, the lives of several people converge. Drina Gordon struggles to keep her younger brother, Tommy, from a life of crime with his street gang. Her love interest, architect Dave Connell, is torn between her and a wealthy man's mistress. The return of notorious gangster 'Baby Face' Martin to his old home ignites a series of violent events, culminating in a deadly shootout and an arrest that changes everyone's lives.