 Danny is a juvenile delinquent sentenced to Variety Club Ranch in lieu of jail. He charms the headmistress and goads everyone else. The marshal sets out to find source of Danny s rage, and learns he mistakenly believes he is responsible for his mother s death. After a final crime spree and escape attempt, Danny learns he s not to blame. Court return him to Ranch on the marshal s conviction that he s redeemed from life of crime. Danny goes on to graduate from Texas A&M s ROTC program.