When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with Jean by chance. This leaves her with the choice between a glamorous life in Paris, and the true love she left behind.

Edna Purviance
as Marie St. Clair

Clarence Geldart
as Marie's Step-Father

Carl Miller
as Jean Millet

Lydia Knott
as Jean's Mother

Charles K. French
as Jean's Father

Adolphe Menjou
as Pierre Revel

Betty Morrissey
as Fifi

Malvina Polo
as Paulette

Charlie Chaplin
as Station Porter (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
as Mannequin (uncredited)