After his mother, Kathryn (Karen Morley), declares she's in love with another man, young Bobby Phillips (Frankie Thomas) witnesses his father, Ray (Edward Arnold), slap her. At the divorce hearing, Ray forbids Bobby to testify against him and as a result is granted limited custody of Bobby, for only the coming summer. Living unhappily with Kathryn and her new husband, Bobby can't wait for summer -- but upon finally going to his father's, he is stunned to find that Ray has a new fiancée. Wikipedia
After his mother, Kathryn (Karen Morley), declares she's in love with another man, young Bobby Phillips (Frankie Thomas) witnesses his father, Ray (Edward Arnold), slap her. At the divorce hearing, Ray forbids Bobby to testify against him and as a result is granted limited custody of Bobby, for only the coming summer. Living unhappily with Kathryn...