Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in hustling men at a young age. She hangs around with a wild crowd and learns gets her "street smarts" first from her mother, who wants everyone to think they are sisters, and then from Denny Reagan, an older man. He starts teaching her his tricks of the trade and she falls right in line with his crooked ways. Then one night she meets Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson, a tall, handsome, honest farmer boy who's a sailor and they fall in love. While he's away fighting the war, she discovers she's pregnant.
James Dunn
as Denny Reagan
Mona Freeman
as Ziggy Brennan
William Marshall
as CPO Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson
June Duprez
as Natalie Brennan
Frank Jenks
as Joe, the Cabbie
Dorothy Vaughan
as Mrs. Reagan, Denny's Mother
Charles Arnt
as Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
Rosalind Ivan
as Mrs. Merryman, the Nosey Landlady
Fay Helm
as Helen, Ziggy's Neighbor
Bill Kennedy
as Arthur, Helen's Husband
Connie Leon
as Miss Jane, Merryman Resident
Edythe Elliott
as Miss Unity, Jane's Sister