A spirited young woman finds herself destitute and on the streets before joining a traveling carnival, where she meets a vagabond painter.

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

A dejected Parisian sewer worker feels his prayers have been answered when he falls in love with a street waif.

Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent…