On the Fourth of July holiday in 1906, the Miller family prepares to celebrate in their New England home. Young Richard, 16, is a thoughtful and poetic youth in love with a neighbor girl, Muriel. When Richard's messages of poetry to Muriel upset her prudish father, Muriel is forbidden to see him and forced to write a letter saying she wishes no more to do with him. Richard, devastated, sets out to learn the evil ways of the world and put his broken heart behind him.
as Tommy
as Essie Miller
as Nat Miller
as Mildred
as Arthur
as Lily Miller
as Sid Davis
as Richard Miller
as David McComber
as Nora
as Bartender
as Belle
as Salesman
as Muriel McComber
