Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused. Dan's foster father, Major Burdle, is a swindler in cahoots with another crook called Willie the Fox. When the Plumfield School becomes in danger of foreclosure, the two con men cook up a scheme to save the home.

• RKO Radio Pictures
• The Play's The Thing Productions Inc.
• Kay Francis
• Jack Oakie
• George Bancroft
• Jimmy Lydon
• Ann Gillis
• Carl Esmond
• Richard Nichols
• Casey Johnson