Jean Parker plays a poor girl who's adopted by Slag & his wife (Arthur Byron & Beulah Bondi) and is treated like a Cinderella--he doesn't want her to go to their daughter's wedding because it cost 75 cents a head! Poor Maizie only has two friends--Adam (Tom Brown) and Sandy (Charley Grapewin.) Sandy wants the two lovers to be happy but Slag has other ideas. He does all he can to keep them apart--even threatening Adam and Maizie with reform school if they keep seeing each other. Meanwhile, Maizie real father, George, gets wind of her predicament and tries to go get her since he's now back on his feet. Adam & Sandy are found out and Slag tries to hold them with a gun until the sheriff comes. However, when he gets there, Slag has some explaining to do.
This film was made right on the cusp of the Production Code early enforcement, so the film maker was able to get away with a hint of sexual & physical abuse by the adoptive parents. It's not a bad film especially if your a fan of Parker or Brown.
This film was made right on the cusp of the Production Code early enforcement, so the film maker was able to get away with a hint of sexual & physical abuse by the adoptive parents. It's not a bad film especially if your a fan of Parker or Brown.