The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the road to ruin. A reporter poses as a soda jerk to infiltrate the gang of teen dope fiends.
Ratings
IMDb4.5/10
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Elmer CliftonDirector
- Charles A. BrowneScreenplay
- Elmer CliftonScreenplay
Cast
- Luana WaltersJoan Barry
- Arthur GardnerArt Brighton
- Fay McKenzieLinda Clayton
- Michael OwenJack Howard
- Dorothy ShortMarjorie 'Marge' Barry
- Earl DwireHenry 'Pop' Brady
- Fern EmmettHenrietta Frisbee
- Henry RoquemoreJudge George Herbert
- Dorothy VaughanMrs. Mary Barry
- Hudson FaucettOtto
- Gay SheridanEdith
- Edwin JohnsonCharlie
Stills
Themes
drug dealerprostituteinsanityblackmailmarijuanareportersoda jerk