, 1h42 Directed byFrank Borzage OriginUSA GenresDrama, Romance ThemesThéâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films ActorsJanet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Alberto Rabagliati, Guido Trento, Henry Armetta, Natalie Kingston Roles Neri the Police Sergeant Rating72% A spirited young woman (Gaynor) finds herself involved in illegal ways of gaining money to help pay for her ill mother's medicine. She is caught in the act, runs away from punishment, and finds her mother dead. Destitute and on the streets, she joins a traveling carnival, where she meets a vagabond painter (Farrell). Though they fall in love, her past won't leave her alone.
Albert Woodruff and Justin Victor are friends, both in love with the same woman, Ruth Allen. Allen chooses to wed Victor, and Woodruff storms off in a jealous rage. Woodruff locates his look-alike, "Sniffer" Evans, a drifter and drug addict. On the evening following Allen and Victor's wedding, Woodruff calls Allen and threatens to blackmail her. He also convinces Evans to come to his apartment.