The Careless Years

The Careless Years

70 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 2, 1957

A high school girl from a wealthy family falls for a fellow student from a poor family. Both families disapprove, and, unable to stand the pressure, the couple quit school and flee to Mexico.

The Careless Years

70 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 2, 1957

The Careless Years
A high school girl from a wealthy family falls for a fellow student from a poor family. Both families disapprove, and, unable to stand the pressure, the couple quit school and flee to Mexico.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers United Artists, Bryna Productions
Original title The Careless Years
Directors John Burch, Arthur Hiller
Writers Mitch Lindemann, John Howard Lawson

Cast

Dean Stockwell

as Jerry Vernon

Natalie Trundy

as Emily 'Miley' Meredith

John Larch

as Sam Vernon

Barbara Billingsley

as Helen Meredith

John Stephenson

as Charles Meredith

Maureen Cassidy

as Harriet

Mason Alan Dinehart

as Bob Williams (as Alan Dinehart III)

Virginia Christine

as Mrs. Vernon

Robert Hyatt

as Biff Vernon (as Bobby Hyatt)

Hugh Sanders

as Uncle Harry

Claire Carleton

as Aunt Martha (uncredited)