Runaway Daughters

From the mid 1950's to mid 1960's, there seemed to be a glut in the movie market for films about troubled teens, some high quality (like "Rebel Without a Cause'), most too crummy for words, but this one was pretty good quality, even with a cast of unknowns (or at least unknown to me).

It was kind of touching too, as these three rebellious teen girls wouldn't have been rebelling if two of them had had just half of the love and attention they'd needed at home, and the other less attention and more love.

One girl's a real rebel, while the other two allow themselves to be led astray, but only on the surface.

You also get to see why things got the way they did by getting to know the parents, and it's a far cry from Ozzie and Harriet. One of the girl's mothers makes the biggest impression by not being present at all, which leads her daughter down the path of no return.

There are other characters that enhance the story (like the boyfriend of one of the girls and the brother of another) and the movie manages to hold your attention.

Good acting here, and a bittersweet ending.