A wealthy young Southern aristocrat, Joseph, graduates from a seminary and, before he takes charge of his assigned parish, decides to go out and see what "the real world" is all about. He winds up in New Orleans and finds himself attracted to a poor, unsophisticated orphan girl, Bessie. One thing leads to another, and before long Bessie finds that she is pregnant with Joseph's child.
Mae Marsh
as Bessie
Carol Dempster
as Marie
Ivor Novello
as Joseph
Neil Hamilton
as John White
Lucille La Verne
as Auntie Easter
Porter Strong
as Apollo
Jane Thomas
as Cigarstand Girl
Kate Bruce
as John's Aunt
Erville Alderson
as Man of the World
Herbert Sutch
as The Bishop