The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents are busy with the war.
Cast
Bonita Granville
Toddy Jones
Kent Smith
Danny Coates
Jean Brooks
Mary Hauser Coates
Glen Vernon
Frankie Hauser
Vanessa Brown
Sarah Taylor
Ben Bard
Mr. Taylor
Mary Servoss
Mrs. Cora Hauser
Arthur Shields
Mr. Dunlop
Lawrence Tierney
Larry Duncan
Dickie Moore
Georgie Dunlop
Johnny Walsh
Herb Vigero
Rod Rogers
Rocky
Elizabeth Russell
Mabel Taylor
Joan Barclay
Girl with Blanche (uncredited)
Harold Barnitz
Stevie Coates (uncredited)
Joan Blair
Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Policeman in Opening Montage (uncredited)
Tom Burton
Corporal Jim Hayes (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Jack Carrington
Bart (uncredited)
Les Clark
Member of Horse Act (uncredited)
Harry Clay
Good Humor Man (uncredited)
Ruth Clifton
Herself (uncredited)
Peter Dane
Walter Dunlap (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Police Officer (uncredited)
Danny Desmond
Eddie Wilson (uncredited)
Don Dillaway
Drunk (uncredited)
Gloria Donovan
Nancy Taylor (uncredited)
Chris Drake
Bud (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Man in Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
Edmund Glover
Pete (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Watchman (uncredited)
Maxwell Hayes
Priest (uncredited)
Russell Hopton
Dickens (uncredited)
Nita Hunter
Lucy Taylor (uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr
Max (uncredited)
Gordon Jones
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Daun Kennedy
Girl in Booth (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Member of Horse Act (uncredited)
Rosemary La Planche
Blanche (uncredited)
Molly Lamont
Mrs. Webster (uncredited)
Margaret Landry
Hysterical Girl (uncredited)
Fritz Leiber
Judge (uncredited)
Dorothy Malone
Girl in Booth (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Police Officer Martin (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Night Watchman (uncredited)
Mike Road
Boy with Toddy (uncredited)
Ida Shoemaker
Card Player (uncredited)
Art Smith
Mr. Fred Hauser
Robert Strong
Juvenile Court Officer (uncredited)
Steve Winston
R.H. Winkler (uncredited)
Bud Wiser
Motorcycle Policeman in Opening Montage (uncredited)
Ruth Álvarez
Lucy (uncredited)
Crew
Mark Robson
Director
John Fante
Screenplay, Story
Herbert Kline
Story
John Lockert
Editor
John J. Mescall
Director of Photography
Harry D'Arcy
Assistant Director
Val Lewton
Producer
Edward Stevenson
Costume Design
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Frank McWhorter
Sound Recordist
Vernon L. Walker
Special Effects
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Paul Sawtell
Music
Harold Arlen
Songs
Jimmy McHugh
Songs
Johnny Mercer
Lyricist
Frank Loesser
Lyricist
Ardel Wray
Additional Dialogue
Ross Dowd
Set Decoration
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Ruth Clifton
Technical Advisor
Madeleine Dmytryk
Researcher
Carroll Clark
Art Direction
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
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