A young mid-nineteenth century street entertainer is separated from her pickpocket grandfather when given a home by a wealthy New York City widow.

Morgan would place his stovepipe hat on a table blocking Temple's face and forcing her to move her marks and out of the camera lights.

She also worked with Robinson to devise ways of creating rhythmic pauses and gestures in her dance movements to prevent scene stealing from Morgan.

Producer Nunally Johnson, commenting on the scene stealing, remarked that "When this picture is over, either Shirley will have acquired a taste for Scotch whiskey or Frank will come out with curls.

"[2] The film's songs – "Hey, What Did the Blue Jay Say", "He Was a Dandy", "Picture Me Without You", "Get On Board", "Dixie-anna", and "Wings of the Morning" – were written by Jimmy McHugh and lyricist Ted Koehler.