When a wife and mother abandons her family for the footlights of Broadway, then dies in a tragic accident, revealing long-held secrets, the husband turns to alcohol to cope. But an actress from his traveling theatre troupe sees his pain and stands by him and the boy through benders, financial difficulties, and misunderstandings until the three begin to present as a functional family.
Conrad Nagel
Walt Underwood
Leila Hyams
Lou
Tommy Conlon
Jimmie Underwood
Claire Windsor
Marlene Underwood
Stanley Fields
Beef - Stagehand
Fred Kohler
Speakeasy Bouncer
Alexander Carr
J.J. Brock
Robert Ellis
Leading Man
Lionel Belmore
Character Man
When a wife and mother abandons her family for the footlights of Broadway, then dies in a tragic accident, revealing long-held secrets, the husband turns to alcohol to cope. But an actress from his traveling theatre troupe sees his pain and stands by him and the boy through benders, financial difficulties, and misunderstandings until the three begin to present as a functional family.
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