Mitzi McCall

When barber's assistant Wilbur unwittingly becomes involved in a heist, he tries to get away by train. He is unaware that gangster Noonan has slipped a stolen diamond into his pocket. Unable to pay the fare, Wilbur dresses up as a young boy and sits with teacher Nancy. When one of Nancy's colleagues sees Wilbur, she concludes that Nancy is cheating on Bob, her fiancé. Wilbur remains disguised to prove Nancy's innocence and evade Noonan.

Jewish Jack-the-lad David seriously fancies smart, rich Anglo-Saxon Carrie as soon as he first offends her in a Boston bar. They run into each other again and though she still says she finds him appalling he works on it and they are soon together. His even more reprehensible best mate and her blousy best friend watch bemused as the two fall deeply in love and then apparently as fatally out again.

A father turns his son's twisted accident into a ticket to approval and respect, but keeping a dark secret may not be worth his newfound self-esteem.