Katherine Emerson, an Iowa girl hungry for the good things in life, leaves her small hometown and sets out for New York. En route, she is involved in a train wreck in which another woman is killed. Katherine finds the woman's purse and, among its contents, discovers an invitation for the woman to spend 6 months in an unoccupied luxury apartment in Manhattan. Katherine seizes this opportunity and sets up housekeeping in the elegant suite, living well and dressing in the newest fashions.

Cast

Norma Shearer

Katherine Emerson

Lew Cody

Nicholas Wentworth

William Haines

Dick Wayne

Mary Carr

Mother Emerson

Miss DuPont

Madeline

Vivia Ogden

Aunt Sophie

Estelle Clark

Mayme

Sidney Bracey

Hobson (as Sidney Bracy)

Joan Crawford

Mannequin (uncredited)

James Corrigan

Father Emerson