Preachy to the point of pretentious, this P. R. C. Melodrama of kids out of control starts off with the typical "do as I say, not as I do" father getting out of control after causing a car accident while showing off in his new car. When his son (Darryl Hickman) begins hanging out with a dangerous crowd, the father (James Cardwell) makes demands he himself is guilty of committing. This leads to a senseless middle where the kids are seen getting in all sorts of trouble then the horrific incident where the mother (Lenita Lane) is all of a sudden the victim of a hit and run.
A Lewis Stone like judge (William Forrest) must play family doctor to try and fix everything the father had screwed up, all the while Hickman taking an interest in his teenaged daughter (Noreen Nash) who somehow looks much older than her years. The weak script is filled with trite dialog and one-note characters that never ring true. Terry Moore ("Mighty Joe Young") plays Hickman's young sister. Cheap sets, poorly done rear projection and a very slow pacing adds to the weak performances, especially the overacting by Cardwell, playing a character so unbelievably obnoxious that he should have gotten a summons for arrogance.
A Lewis Stone like judge (William Forrest) must play family doctor to try and fix everything the father had screwed up, all the while Hickman taking an interest in his teenaged daughter (Noreen Nash) who somehow looks much older than her years. The weak script is filled with trite dialog and one-note characters that never ring true. Terry Moore ("Mighty Joe Young") plays Hickman's young sister. Cheap sets, poorly done rear projection and a very slow pacing adds to the weak performances, especially the overacting by Cardwell, playing a character so unbelievably obnoxious that he should have gotten a summons for arrogance.