Jenny is carrying the child of a young man who dies in the San Francisco earthquake (1906). After giving birth, she decides to place her child in the custody of a wealthy married couple. Years later, thanks to the protection of a corrupt politician, she becomes the main "madame" of San Francisco, in addition to participating in various illegal activities.
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Ruth Chatterton as Frisco Jenny Sandoval
Louis Calhern as Steve Dutton
Helen Jerome Eddy as Amah
Donald Cook as Dan Reynolds
James Murray as Dan McAllister
Hallam Cooley as Willie Gleason
Pat O'Malley as Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
Harold Huber as George Weaver
Robert Emmett O'Connor as Jim Sandoval
Willard Robertson as Police Capt. Tom
Frank McGlynn Sr. as Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
Clarence Muse as Voice of Singer (uncredited)
Berton Churchill as Judge Thomas B. Reynolds (uncredited)
Nella Walker as Janet Reynolds (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell as Tom Ford (uncredited)
Robert Warwick as Kelly (uncredited)
J. Carrol Naish as Ed Harris (uncredited)
Lucille Ward as Miss Clark of the Children's Welfare League
Lee Phelps as Jailer (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon as Jail Matron (uncredited)
William A. Wellman as Reporter (uncredited)
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