Marjorie Rambeau

Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C.

With her boozy boyfriend, the owner of a shabby dockside hotel scrimps and saves to give a child abandoned by her birth mother a life she never had.

A cabaret performer, Ivy Stevens, has an affair with a low-rent travelling salesman and is dumped. Later, she finds solace in joining the Salvation Army.

On Oklahoma's native lands, a cowboy fights for oil lease rights against a greedy prospector while a pretty school teacher steals both men's hearts.

A young writer sells his play to a Broadway producer who wants to transform it into a vehicle for his ex-wife; she falls for the writer but eventually discourages him.