Following a scandalous poker party, Douglas Kenyon acts as escort to Marcia Walsh, a showgirl whom he "wins" in a game. When it is discovered that she has spent the night in his apartment, though innocently, he is discharged from the bank where he works. He then is separated from his sweetheart, Jean Bronson, who becomes an actress when he plans to prosecute her grandfather. After many complications, including the heroine's rescue from an unscrupulous theatrical producer, the lovers are reunited.—AFI
Douglas Kenyon, assistant treasurer at a bank, attends a party given by Oliver Blair. Douglas has a few too many, and "wins" Marcia Walsh, an attractive show girl, in a poker game. As the hour grows late, Douglas plans to take the girl home, but she lives too far uptown. So he takes her to his apartment instead, and gives her his bedroom, while he sleeps on a divan. The next morning, he is so confused he can't remember why he isn't sleeping in his own bed. The poker game story gets around, and reaches millionaire Joshua Carrington, who owns a controlling interest in the bank where Douglas works. Carrington's granddaughter Jean has been seeing Douglas. Carrington makes sure Kenyon is fired from his job, and forbids him from seeing Jean. Douglas then goes to work for Blair. Blair seeks to expose a crooked deal engineered by Carrington. Blair tells Carrington that he "has the goods on him," regarding Carrington's attempt to corner the sugar market. Douglas gets tell-tale papers which will incriminate Carrington, but Carrington gets them back. Jean, who is still loyal to Douglas despite the poker episode, finds the papers which fall from her grandfather's overcoat and returns them to Douglas. This causes Jean to be cast from her rich surroundings. Horace Fleming, an unscrupulous theatrical man, persuades Jean to become a stage actress. He locks her in his apartment and tries to have his way with her. Douglas comes to her aid, and he and Fleming duke it out atop the theatre building. Douglas and Jean are reunited.
