Plot SynopsisBehind the credits, the film opens in Los Angeles with one of the three teenagers, the major character, lone troublemaker Jim Stark (James Dean) seen tipsy-drunk in the darkness, lying contentedly (in a fetal position) on a sidewalk curb with a beatific smile on his face.Or maybe we want to put a little aside for our husband and us in our old age?He grabs her and plants a kiss on her lips.The Kid tossed three round stones at a window and then fled.The Tramp conveniently walked by and was commissioned to repair he window.Meanwhile, around the block, the Kid tossed more rocks at another window.As he wound up for a third attempt to throw rocks at another window, his extended hand came into contact with a watchful cop standing behind him...You""ll never come back again...It""s got a death curse." On the drive, Enos called Ralph "a god-damned nuisance" with his scary talk.Annie was the new cook (for 50 "inner city" kids and 10 staff) for the about-to-open camp, but hadn""t been told by the camp""s boss/manager, Steve Christy (Peter Brouwer), about the camp""s past history.Directed by Irving Rapper, its screenplay by Casey Robinson was based on the 1941 novel by Olive Higgins Prouty (who also wroteStella Dallas).