ter , ▁Paul ▁Graham . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁son , ▁David , ▁but ▁later ▁divor ce ▁due ▁to ▁Paul ' s ▁drink ing ▁and ▁inf idel ities . ▁David ▁cho oses ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁La ure tte ▁ ▁mar ries ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁John , ▁a ▁rich ▁business man ▁with ▁a ▁te en aged ▁daughter , ▁Kay . ▁ ▁Years ▁later ▁Paul ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident ▁and ▁David ▁comes ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁mother , ▁John ▁and ▁Kay . ▁To ▁get ▁reven ge ▁on ▁his ▁mother ▁for ▁" ab andon ing " ▁his ▁father , ▁David ▁s edu ces ▁Kay ▁into ▁marriage ▁and ▁ab and ons ▁her , ▁but ▁real ises ▁the ▁error ▁of ▁his ▁ways ▁serving ▁in ▁New ▁Guinea ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁is ▁injured ▁in ▁battle ▁but ▁surv ives ▁to ▁be ▁reun ited ▁with ▁Kay , ▁La ure tte ▁and ▁John . ▁ ▁Cast ▁Mur iel ▁Stein beck ▁as ▁La ure tte ▁Graham ▁Ron ▁Rand ell ▁as ▁David ▁Graham ▁Peter ▁Fin ch ▁as ▁Paul ▁Graham ▁John ▁Mc Call um ▁as ▁John ▁S eld on ▁Jane ▁Holland ▁as ▁Kay ▁S eld on ▁K itt y ▁Bl u ett ▁as ▁Ph yll is ▁Peter ▁D unst an ▁as ▁David ▁Graham ▁as ▁a ▁boy ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁script ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Gl oria ▁Bour ner , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁cart oon ist . ▁Eric ▁Por ter ▁story board ed ▁the ▁entire ▁film ▁prior ▁to ▁film ing . ▁He ▁also ▁put ▁up ▁half ▁the ▁budget ▁himself