"Frankie" (Julie Harris) leads a rather unorthodox life for a twelve year old. As epitomised by their refusal to let her join their club, she is shunned by her more traditional neighbours' children aside from the younger "John-Henry" (Brandon De Wilde). She is largely left to her own devices by her loving but busy dad and it usually falls to their maid "Bernice" (Ethel Waters) to run the house. The fragile peace of the household is a bit shattered when her soldier brother "Jarvie" (Arthur Franz) announces his impending marriage. Somehow, "Frankie" gets it into her head that this could be her op... read the rest.