In the beatnik culture of the 1950s, young punk Eddie Crane (Tony Travis) tries to go legit, but his gang of hoodlum friends has different thoughts on the matter. After being spotted singing in a diner by a talent agent, Eddie's got a shot at going big time with a recording contract. But things quickly turn sour when his loose-cannon friend (Peter Breck) shoots and kills a bartender, leading to a showdown between Eddie, his thuggish pals and the cops.
