Broadway showgirl Mary Dugan is charged with murder in the knifing death of her wealthy lover and goes on trial for her life. When her defense counsel appears to bungle his job, Mary's brother Jimmy, a newly-licensed attorney, jumps into the case to defend his sister. Jimmy's courtroom style is unconventional, but he seems to be holding his own against the prosecuting attorney—until a surprise testimony changes the course of the trial...

Norma Shearer
as Mary Elizabeth Dugan

Lewis Stone
as Edward West

H.B. Warner
as District Attorney Galway

Raymond Hackett
as Jimmy Dugan

Lilyan Tashman
as Dagmar Lorne

Olive Tell
as Mrs. Gertrude Rice

Adrienne D'Ambricourt
as Marie Ducrot

DeWitt Jennings
as Inspector Hunt

Wilfrid North
as Judge Nash

Landers Stevens
as Dr. Welcome