
Dowdy Sylvia accepts her boss' marriage proposal, even though he only asked her to avoid marriage to another woman. As a wealthy wife, Sylvia changes from plain to uninhibited swan and even contemplates having an affair.
Cast

Constance Bennett
Sylvia Brenner Stanton

Kenneth MacKenna
Gaylord Stanton

Basil Rathbone
Reginald 'Reggie' Durant

Rita La Roy
Grace Lawrence

Louis John Bartels
Richards

John Roche
Sheridan

Zasu Pitts
Annie

Kendall Lee
Miss Munson
Muriel Finley
Ruth

Judith Wood
Mrs. Graham
Fred Walton
Martin the Butler

Richard Carle
Wedding Minister (uncredited)

Gino Corrado
Dressmaker (uncredited)

George Davis
Butler at Villa (uncredited)

Rose Dione
Masseuse (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell
Man at Roulette Table (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Royal Club (uncredited)

Gertrude Short
Bobbie (uncredited)

Stanhope Wheatcroft
Ship’s Passenger (uncredited)

Leo White
Photographer (uncredited)

Florence Wix
Ship’s Passenger (uncredited)
Crew

Paul L. Stein
Director
Horace Jackson
Screenplay
Robert Milton
Story
Dorothy Cairns
Story

Daniel Mandell
Editor
John J. Mescall
Director of Photography
E.J. Babille
Assistant Director
E.B. Derr
Producer
Gwen Wakeling
Costume Design
Charles O'Loughlin
Sound Engineer
T.A. Carman
Sound Engineer
Francis Gromon
Music Director
Emmett Schoenbaum
Still Photographer
Carroll Clark
Art Direction
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