In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays behind and starts seeing a local businessman.
Principios del siglo XX. Ben Halper etiene una barbería en un pueblo pequeño. Su esposa Nellie, una mujer de mucho carácter, ansía mudarse a una ciudad. Las desavenencias entre ellos por esta cuestión provocan una crisis conyugal, que llevará a Nellie a buscarse un amante.
