Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promises an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family. The family turns out to be a young girl, Patsy Smith, and her elderly grandfather who need lots of help. This delays Larry from following his dream and going to Venice and becoming a gondolier. Instead, he becomes a street singer and, while singing in the street, meets a pretty welfare worker, Susan Sprague. She takes a dim view of Patsy's welfare under the guardianship of Larry and her grandfather and starts proceedings to have Patsy placed in an orphanage.
Bing Crosby
as Larry Poole
Madge Evans
as Susan Sprague
Edith Fellows
as Patsy Smith
Louis Armstrong
as Henry
Donald Meek
as Gramp Smith
John Gallaudet
as J. C. Hart
William Stack
as Clarence B. Carmichael
Nana Bryant
as Miss Howard
Tom Dugan
as Crowbar Miller
Nydia Westman
as Slavey - Hotel Maid
Mickey Daniels
as Hay Wagon Driver (uncredited)
