Sal Mineo gives us an outstanding performance as a troubled teen trying to fit into society after doing timein a reformatory for participating in a robbery,which killed an elderly man. Mineo is teamed with the likes of Susan Kohner as the teenage girl who likes him and Brian Keith as his case worker who trys to help him deal with his past,his parents,and to help him build a better future without rebellion and crime. This is a must for every Mineo fan .