Sylvia Syms stars as Janet, a 17 year old girl with a good stable life and a mother who cares for her and her sister. Anna Neagle is Valerie, the mother who is trying to work her way up to a higher paying job.
Everything seems fine until Janet falls for a young man named Tony Ward Black (Kenneth Haigh). Slowly he takes control of her life and gets her involved with the teenage scene of staying put all night, drinking, smoking and other things as well.
This leads to a huge rift between Janet and her mother and they slowly drift apart as Valarie desperately tries to help her daughter. Eventually Tony leads Janet to a web of murder and deceit which just about destroys everyone.
Syms is excellent in the role of Janet, the naive young woman turned delinquent because of the love for a young man. Haigh is also perfect in the role of Tony.
The rest of the cast includes Norman Woodland, Wilfrid Hyde White, Julia Lockwood and Wanda Ventham.
It's a pretty well made film and I have heard about it for years but never had the chance to see it until now. A good tight script, direction and acting make this a winner for fans of the genre.
The print is in very good shape and should please those who aren't too picky. Recommended.
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