John Warriner, facing financial ruin, accepts the proposal of a bootlegger, Benedict, to underwrite the business of illegal wine-selling. His daughter, Angela, takes up with the jazz set and is caught in a raid, at a cafe owned by Benedict. Her former sweetheart, Carl Graham, comes to the rescue and saves her from notoriety, while the family struggles back to its former respectability following Warriner's prison term.
Acting
Clara Bow's magnetic screen presence before talkies dimmed her fire.
Production
Authentic jazz-age atmosphere captured mid-prohibition.
Director
Louis J. Gasnier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Louis J. Gasnier later made 'Reefer Madness,' so his moral panic credentials were already forming.
This was Clara Bow's breakout year — she made eight films in 1924 alone, cementing the 'It Girl' phenomenon before the term officially existed.
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