Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has been whispers, rumors and gossip about who are her real parents. When Tom Bates returns to town, he takes over the house and practice that Judge Merrivale left him when he died. As Tom has been away a number of years, this leads to more gossip and Mary believes that he is her father. The popular and rich Ken loves Mary, but his family and friends constantly remind him that she is 'not one of us'. Julia, a teacher at school encourages Mary but Mary cannot get a break in anything she does, or is accused of doing. Tom knows the answer to her true identity, and he is silent.
Ronald Reagan
as Tom Bates
Shirley Temple
as Mary Hagen
Rory Calhoun
as Ken Freneau
Lois Maxwell
as Julia Kane
Dorothy Peterson
as Minta Hagen
Charles Kemper
as Jim Hagen
Conrad Janis
as Dewey Koons
Jean Porter
as Sharon Bailey
Penny Edwards
as Christine Delaney
Harry Davenport
as Judge Merrivale
Nella Walker
as Molly Freneau
Winifred Harris
as Selma Delaney
