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A letter to father Joe (Rex Ingram) from his old friend Otis Slocum arrives at the Lucasta home in Los Angeles. Slocum is sending his son, Rudolph (Henry Scott), armed with $4,000 to catch a bride. Frank (Frederick O'Neal), a son-in-law, promptly starts conniving to get the money. He decides to offer up Joe's wayward daughter, Anna Lucasta (Eartha Kitt), as the bride. Joe is opposed, having thrown her out of the house two years before for tramping. The family, however, convinces Joe to bring her back from her sleazy bar-hangout. He persuades Anna to return home, despite the protests of her old sailor-flame, Danny Johnson (Sammy Davis, Jr.). Her intended, Rudolph, likes the Lucasta home and falls for Anna. She, after some hesitation, accepts his marriage proposal. On the day of the wedding, Joe passes up the celebration for a visit to the dean of the college where Rudolph is to start teaching. There, in a fit of incestuous jealousy, he spills the beans about Anna's past. When Rudolph leaves Anna alone in the house to check out of his hotel, Danny comes in response to a letter Anna had written him when still unsure of her future husband. She tells Danny to go, but he refuses. Joe returns to interrupt their quarrel with the news that the dean of the college, having learned of Anna's former exploits, has nixed her husband's job. Anna, revealing that Rudolph knows all, decides to spare him further trouble and leaves with Danny. The pair soon decide to go to Brazil on the trousseau money provided by Rudolph. Returning to pick up the cash, they find Joe dying in the house. Before the end, he blesses her. It is then that Danny, realizing Anna is not for him, leaves without her. Rudolph, returning with the family from church, sees Danny drive off. With a start, he races past the group and into the house.