The father is an inventive brick layer but can scarcely pay the expenses incident for the illness of the dying mother Mary (Kershaw).

She goes abroad and develops into a woman of fine ideals and a beautiful understanding of life.

She sees in her father the man he wants to be, but is considerably worried about her brother, who drinks heavily.

The Santa Cruz Evening News reported on May 14, 1918, that "[a]fter Runaway Romany, Marion Davies has begun her second movie, Cecilia of the Pink Roses.

"[5] For the film's premiere, Hearst equipped the theater with electric fans that blew the scent of fresh roses into the audience by propping hundred of roses in front of the fans.