Jim（詹姆斯·迪恩 James Dean 饰）因为在黉舍里没法与其他同学共融，迫使他的怙恃只能屡次搬场，这一次他们来到了洛杉矶。在洛杉矶的一所高中里，他仍然遭到了同学的排斥，但熟悉了二心爱的女生Judy（娜塔利·伍德 Natalie Wood 饰）；交到了他真实的同伙 Plato（萨尔·米涅奥 Sal Mineo 饰）。在Jim和当地小混混头子、也是Judy的前男朋…

Judge William Billy Priest lives in a very patriotic (Confederate) southern town. Priest plays a laid-back, widowed judge who helps uphold the law in his toughest court case yet. In the meantime, he plays matchmaker for his young nephew.