
Finding herself in dire circumstances, the widowed Sylvia Darling determines that her son, Stephen, will complete his college education and develop his supposed literary talents; thus, she accepts a contract as singer in a Broadway nightclub, billed as "Dearie," and becomes an immediate sensation.
Sylvia Darling/Dearie

Stephen Darling

Ethel Jordan

Samuel Manley

Luigi

Paul

Manley's Friend

Sylvia's Maid

Max