Aurelie, an orphan, escapes from a New Orleans convent and is adopted by Mississippi riverboat captain Lindstrom. So that she can have a more settled life, he sends her to live with his brother, John Lindstrom, a squatter in a small river valley town. There she develops into a beautiful woman and wins a newspaper's beauty contest, attracting an offer from a theatrical producer, which she accepts. She rapidly achieves success, but when she returns to town, she is spurned.
Bessie Love
as Aurelie Lindstrom
Truman Van Dyke
as Harlan Van Hart
Sydney Deane
as Judge Van Hart
Frances Raymond
as Mrs. Van Hart
Curt Rehfeld
as Captain Lindstrom
C. Norman Hammond
as John Lindstrom
Lloyd Bacon
as Wiley Curran
Jack Donovan
as Arney Vance
