Mary Dugan, a Broadway showgirl, is charged with murder in the knifing death of her wealthy lover, and goes on trial for her life. When her defense counsel appears to bungle his job, Mary's brother Jimmy, a newly licensed attorney, jumps into the case to defend his sister. Jimmy's courtroom style is unconventional, but he seems to be holding his own against the prosecuting atto...
Madame Talandier is a divorcee living the high life in Paris. Her current lover is the overweight Percy Talandier but then she meets Count Lerski and sets her sights on him. Then she hears from her ex-husband that Lerski he is not a count, he works as a waiter.
Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman.
Albert Whalen (Richard Barthelmess) a hotel elevator operator, together with one of the pretty chambermaids , Annie Jackson (Marion Nixon), on the hotel staff are accused of breaking and entering a suite belonging to one of the guests,Mr. Cleaver (Anders Randolph). They are indeed caught in the suite but unexpected circumstances caused them to be there. Their explanations are n...
