A young girl is taken with a boy that she meets, but he leads her into gambling where she begins losing money, becomes desperate, and starts to steal.
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The people behind it
Shelley Fabares
Nancy Erickson
Lisa Dean Ryan
Dana Erikson
David Lascher
Marshall Kearns
Malcolm Stewart
Paul
Teryl Rothery
Counselor
Melissa Barker Sauer
Janice
Kirby Morrow
Ryan
Kimberley Warnat
Kristi
Robert Moloney
Artie
Gordon Currie
Frank
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