The story focuses on Apple Annie (May Robson), an aging and wretched fruit seller in New York City, whose daughter Louise (Jean Parker) has been raised in a Spanish convent since she was an infant. Louise has been led to believe her mother is a society matron named Mrs. E. Worthington Manville who lives at the Hotel Marberry. Annie discovers her charade is in danger of being uncovered when she learns Louise is sailing to New York with her fiancé Carlos (Barry Norton) and his father, Count Romero (Walter Connolly).
Among Annie's patrons are Dave the Dude (Warren William), a gambling gangster who believes her apples bring him good luck, and his henchman Happy McGuire (Ned Sparks). Annie's friends from the street ask Dave to rent her an apartment at the Marberry and, although he initially declines, he has a change of heart and arranges for her to live in the lap of luxury in a palatial residence belonging to a friend. His girlfriend, nightclub owner Missouri Martin (Glenda Farrell), helps transform Annie from a dowdy street peddler to an elegant dowager. Dave arranges for erudite pool hustler Henry D. Blake (Guy Kibbee) to pose as Annie's second husband, the dignified Judge Manville.・・・・・・・
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Cast
May Robson as Apple Annie メイ・ロブソン Warren William as Dave the Dude ウォーレン・ウィリアム Guy Kibbee as Henry D. Blake ガイ・キビー Glenda Farrell as Missouri Martin グレンダ・ファーレル Ned Sparks as Happy McGuire ネッド・スパークス Jean Parker as Louise - Annie's daughter ジーン・パーカー Barry Norton as Carlos バリー・ノートン Walter Connolly as Count Romero ウォルター・コノリー
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Academy Awards
Nominated Best Picture Best Director Best Actress (May Robson) Best Adapted Screenplay