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On an October day in
1932, at the height of
the Depression,
industrialist B. F.
Fulton and his wife
Gladys, seated in their
elegant Park Avenue
apartment, listen with
interest to a radio
commentary by Martin
Delwyn Ainsley about
the speech B. F. gave
the night before.
Ainsley blames B. F.
and men like him for
the Depression and for
offering simple, empty
solutions to reverse
the country's economic
misfortunes. When B. F.
tells his daughter
Polly that he will be
announcing the
distribution of
dividends from his
company, Polly gives
the tip to her
boyfriend, stuffy
attorney Robert S.
Tasmin, hoping that the
information will result
in Bob's promotion,
and, consequently, his
readiness to marry her.
Bob, however, refuses
to act on Polly's tip,
insisting that it would
be unethical to do so.
A short time later,
while having a drink at
a speakeasy with her
friend Apples Sandler,
Polly meets Thomas W.
Brett, a well-spoken
university economics
professor, who has
written books espousing
his radical theories of
economics. Polly
invites Tom to her
home, and their
friendship quickly
builds until Polly
reveals who her father
is. After telling Polly
that he wrote three
unflattering chapters
about B. F. in his
book, Tom leaves her
home in a hurry.
However, the following
day, Tom professes his
love for Polly and they
plan to marry. B. F.
opposes the marriage,
but because he loves
Polly, he continues to
provide a comfortable
life for her. After
quitting his job, Tom
takes Polly to a small
island in Minnesota,
where they build a
modest home. In time,
however, Polly becomes
restless and leaves the
island for New York
City, where she
secretly secures a
lecture tour through
the Northeast for Tom
by promising to pay the
lecture bureau if it
loses money on him. The
lecture tour brings Tom
success and notoriety,
and results in his
appointment to an
important White House
position. Tom, however,
turns his back on his
ill-won success and his
marriage, too, when he
learns that Polly
arranged his tour. Time
passes, and following
the death of B. F. and
the outbreak of World
War II, Polly goes to
Washington in the hope
of saving her marriage.
Soon after arriving in
Washington, Polly
unjustly accuses Tom of
taking a Dutch
mistress. She is
embarrassed by the
accusation, though,
when she discovers that
the Dutch woman is a
blind war refugee for
whom Bob has been
caring. Tom and Polly
eventually reconcile
and seal their love
with a kiss.
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