Francis Ryan, living high-and-free-wheeling life as the wife of gangster "Smiley" Ryan, spends some time behind bars as a result of her husband's activities, and, when she gets out, realizes she has been a bad example for her kid-sister, Jennie White, and five of her friends. With the aid of her old boyfriend, she manages to divert them from their juvenile-delinquent path leading to disaster for each.
Bruce Cabot
as Smiley Ryan
Rochelle Hudson
as Frances White Ryan
Paul Kelly
as Johnny Cane
Tina Thayer
as Jennie White
Roberta Smith
as Sloppy Krupnik
Lois Verner
as Fatso Cheruzzi
Beryl Vaughan
as Marge Dolan
Joanne Tree
as Gertie Dolan
Debbie Ellis
as Tessa Mangione
William Edmunds
as Tony Mangione
John Dilson
as Albert Carter, School Principal
John Tyrrell
as Rusty
