Cry Tough

Cry Tough is a 1959 American crime drama film directed by Paul Stanley written by Harry Kleiner, starring John Saxon, Linda Cristal and Joseph Calleia. The screenplay of the film is based on the novel of the same name by Irving Shulman. However, in the transition from print to film the Jewish Brooklyn gang of the novel became a Puerto Rican gang in Spanish Harlem. Cast John Saxon as Miguel Antonio Enrico Francisco Estrada Linda Cristal as Sarita Joseph Calleia as Sr. Estrada Harry Townes as Carlos Mendoza Don Gordon as Incho Perry Lopez as Toro Frank Puglia as Lavandero Penny Santon as Señora Estrada