 The introduction of the book was by Budd Schulberg, screenwriter of "On the Waterfront", who described how he met with Father Corridan frequently in researching the screenplay.Schulberg described Father Corridan as a "tall, youthful, balding, energetic, ruddy-faced Irishman whose speech was a fascinating blend of Hell's Kitchen jargon, baseball slang, the facts and figures of a master in economics and the undeniable humanity of Christ.