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