"A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang."
Russ Tamblyn
as Tony Baker / Mike Wilson
Jan Sterling
as Arlene Williams
John Drew Barrymore
as J. I. Coleridge
Mamie Van Doren
as Gwen Dulaine
Jerry Lee Lewis
as Self
Ray Anthony
as Bix
Jackie Coogan
as Mr. A
Charles Chaplin, Jr.
as Quinn
Diane Jergens
as Joan Staples
Burt Douglas
as Jukey Judlow
Michael Landon
as Steve Bentley
Jody Fair
as Doris
Phillipa Fallon
as Poetess
Robin Raymond
as Kitty
Lyle Talbot
as William Remington Kane
James Todd
as Jack Staples
William Wellman Jr.
as Wheeler-Dealer
Texas Joe Foster
as Henchman
Diana Darrin
as Gloria
Carl Thayler
as Petey
Irwin Berke
as Morino
Mel Welles
as Charlie O'Flair
Norman Grabowski
as Flat Top
Carmen Phillips
as Driver
Leoda Richards
as Dress Shop Customer
Rusty Lane
as Police Desk Sergeant
Helen Jay
as Angela Dale
Robert Blees
Story
Jack Arnold
Director
Screenplay
Loren Janes
Stunts
Dick Crockett
Stunt Double
Wesley C. Miller
Recording Supervision
Regis Parton
Lewis Meltzer
Dave Friedman
Production Manager
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle
Joseph E. Kenney
Assistant Director
Chip Gaither
Sound
Hans Peters
Art Direction
Arthur Krams
Set Decoration
William A. Horning
Albert Glasser
Original Music Composer
Ben Lewis
Editor
Harold J. Marzorati
Director of Photography
Albert Zugsmith
Producer
Henry Grace