this be almost grade b category in film make the story be a simple one of an orphan who be attract to the sea and surround by adult who try to keep him from it no wonder he run away and steal to get money to hop bus . dean stockwell be the boy and jean peter ( miss bland ) and dana andrew ( mr. bland ) be the on again off again lover who may decide his fate . black and white camera work of maine harbor be attractive . one 6 minute sequence of a totally implausible rescue during a storm at sea earn an oscar nom for special effect must have be a very sparse year in this category . an okay film for kid and but nothing special for adult .