Francis Ryan, living high-and-free-wheeling life as the wife of gangster "Smiley" Ryan, spends some time behind bars as a result of her husband's activities, and, when she gets out, realizes she has been a bad example for her kid-sister, Jennie White, and five of her friends. With the aid of her old boyfriend, she manages to divert them from their juvenile-delinquent path leading to disaster for each.
as Smiley Ryan
as Frances White Ryan
as Johnny Cane
as Jennie White
as Sloppy Krupnik
as Fatso Cheruzzi
as Marge Dolan
as Gertie Dolan
as Tessa Mangione
as Tony Mangione
as Albert Carter, School Principal
as Rusty