Young lovers — she's a child of the ghetto, determined to escape her alcoholic, bickering parents; he's a socially prominent attorney with a long-standing health problem — attempt to defy every obstacle to their romance and ultimate marriage.

Cindy Williams
as Regina Malloy

Paul Shenar
as Jack Graham

Eileen Heckart
as Mrs. Malloy

Joan Bennett
as Mrs. Graham

Scott Brady
as Mr. Malloy

Lew Ayres
as Mr. Graham

Kurt Kasznar
as Dr. Luria

Kristine DeBell
as Helen Malloy

Hayden Rorke
as Mr. Webster

Lulu Baxter
as Regina, age 8