A high school girl from a wealthy family falls for a fellow student from a poor family. Both families disapprove, and, unable to stand the pressure, the couple quit school and flee to Mexico.
The Careless Years is a 1957 film directed by Arthur Hiller and produced by Edward Lewis. It was Hiller's debut as a director of film, though he had previously helmed numerous feature-length TV productions. The film stars Dean Stockwell, Natalie Trundy and John Larch and was distributed by United Artists.