When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.
Returning after a long absence, a man learns the woman he fell in love with on the ship going home is his stepmother.
An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend.
