故事讲述德州名门千金 Nasa Springer（Clara Bow 饰）叛逆成性，从芝加哥风流度日，短暂婚姻破裂后成为单亲妈妈。生活陷入困境，为救孩子不得已沦为妓女，最终获继承家产却陷入身份认同危机，阴差阳错发现自身是“印第安人混血”，与儿时暗恋她的 Moonglow（Gilbert Roland 饰）重聚。本片是 Clara Bow 的倒数第二部长片，并因大胆处理婚外、跨种族关系、妓女生活、疑似性病、甚至露骨暗示女同性场景，被视为“前强制分级制”的典型作品

"In the Gay Nineties New York had grown up into bustles and balloon Sleeves ... but The Bowery had grown younger, louder and more rowdy until it was known as the 'Livest Mile on the face of the globe' ... the cradle of men who were later to be famous.

When Coast Guard Captain Tom Norris, at Point Lobos, Maine, save Natalie Aldridge from drowning, a romance blossoms much to the dislike of Carlton Aldrich, Natalie's uncle, who wishes her to marry Lonsdayle. In spite of her uncle, Natalie and Tom are married and live in a small cottage near the Coast Guard station, and Aldridge ignores them. Tom is assigned to capture the oyster pirates and does so, but the pirate leader escapes and plans to keep Tom from testifying against his men by kidnapping Natalie.