The Primrose Path plot
"Is your daughter restless? Is she dissatisfied with her home? Does she want to step out? Tehn by all means take her to see"
Molly Malone is the daughter of police officer and widower Joe Malone, Molly attracts the attention of rich and unscrupulous football hero Buck Randall at her school. Buck draws Molly into a wild life with parties and she is eventually expelled from school. Because of this disgrace, Molly runs away from home. Meanwhile, Buck kills Molly's father when he wants to end a party. Just before Buck is arrested, however, he manages to flee with another woman.