gerald green novel and about a slum doctor in brooklyn whose sudden positive notoriety have leave him with a bitter aftertaste and come to the screen with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer . paul muni ( in his final film and for which he be inexplicably oscar nominate ) play the stereotypical old humbug practitioner who help save a young girl life one night and be hail in print a a local hero while soon and a documentary team want to turn their camera on muni and who find himself catch between good intention and insincere sympathy . too many target and too much heavy hand chatter cloud this picture allege focus represent the elderly doctor who only want to do right by his young patient . daniel mann direct and poorly while his actor seem encourage to be theatrical and while the hysterical pitch of the piece steadily climb to a ridiculous level . a handful of scene work ( particularly the moment between muni and trouble youth billy dee williams ) and yet the doctor relationship with his eager beaver nephew and stalwart wife be sadly artificial . from .