Brook Byron

Dimples Appleby lives with her pick-pocket grandfather in 19th century New York City. She entertains the crowds while he works his racket. A rich lady makes it possible for the girl to go legit.

A la veille de la grande crise économique de 1929, Mama Dennis, qui mène une vie excentrique et dispendieuse à New-York, se voit chargée d'élever Patrick, son neveu a la suite de la mort de son frère. Une joyeuse complicité, marquée de nombreux rebondissements, va s'installer au sein de ce duo fantaisiste.....

A man convicted of murder escapes from jail and hides out in the home of a small town newspaper publisher who has befriended him. She knows who the real killer is.

The story is told in flashback. Backers want a gambler to marry a rich girl for her dowry.