As described in a film magazine,[2] Marion Taylor (Dove) is a stenographer employed by Wall Street broker Edward Mallory (Morey).

[3] A man is shot during the excitement and Major Bruce Forbes (Gordon), who picked up the gun, is initially accused of murder.

Marion goes to the Adirondacks to see her brother, and finds happiness in the arms of Bruce, who fell in love with her at the ball.

Clara Bow made her film debut in Beyond the Rainbow after winning a beauty and acting magazine sponsored contest.

Bow was devastated and put temporarily her acting ambitions aside;[4] however, newspaper advertisements and editorial comments suggests she was not cut at all, at least not from the main release.