A 17-year-old girl runs away from her east coast home, going west to Los Angeles to meet her biological father. She has learned from letters her mother kept that he was tragically separated from her before the girl's birth. On the road, she is protected and befriended by an independent-minded young drifter who helps her on her journey.
| Camera | Conrad L. Hall | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Brian G. Hutton | Director |
| Production | Marlon Brando sr. | Producer |
| Writing | Ike Jones | Story |
| Writing | Lester Pine | Writer |
| Sound | Richard Markowitz | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theodore R. Parvin | Costume Design |
| Art | John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Art | James Redd | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Hugh S. Fowler | Editor |
| Art | George C. Webb | Art Direction |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Max Nippell | Gaffer |
