May Robson
plays Apple Annie, a slatternly Broadway apple peddler. Annie has a
curious setup whereby she is able to finagle other street merchants and
beggars to pony up part of their weekly earnings to her--yet she never
seems to spend any of the money on herself. This is because Annie has a
daughter named Louise (
Jean Parker),
who has been supported in luxury all her life by her mother. Louise has
no idea who Annie really is; so far as she knows, her mother is Mrs. E.
Worthington Manville, a Manhattan society matron. When Louise sends
Annie a letter telling her that she's become engaged to a young Spanish
nobleman named Carlos (
Barry Norton),
Annie is aghast: once Louise brings her fiance to New York, the jig
will be up. Coming to the rescue is high-rolling gambler Dave the Dude (
Warren William), who considers Annie his good-luck charm.
