An actress becomes taken with Hitty, a young orphan prone to dreaming. Julie soon finds out that she is ill and has only a short time to live. She decides to adopt the child so that her husband Bill will not be alone when she dies. Unfortunately, Bill is not charmed by Hitty.

Imposibilitados para tener hijos, Julie (una actriz), y su marido, Bill (productor de Broadway), adoptan una niña huérfana. Pero Julie muere al poco tiempo y Bill debe ocuparse de la niña, con quien no le resulta nada fácil entenderse.