The film stars Nancy Carroll, Fredric March, Phoebe Foster, Alison Skipworth and Alan Hale, Sr.

City attorney Rudek Berkem is successful in his prosecution of her, and she is sentenced to two years in prison, while her beautiful daughter Yula is to be sent to a reformatory.

Rudek's visit to Yula proves his love for her, but she sends him back to his fiancée, Theresa Masar, after realizing the impossibility of their union.

When Rudek comes for another visit, Biezl puts a sleeping potion in his drink and places him on a public statue in the middle of the night to ruin his reputation.

Rudek is found innocent, and although Yula leaves so that he can marry his fiancée, Theresa recognizes their true love and gives him up.