Ellen McHugh, a poor Irish immigrant to America, finds work in a carnival and is thus able to send her son Brian to a fine school. But when her position is found out, the school expels Brian. Mrs. McHugh feels compelled to allow the school principal and his wife to adopt Brian. The widow McHugh becomes a housekeeper and raises her employer's daughter Edith, who grows up to fall in love with Brian McHugh.
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Editing | H.H. Caldwell | Editor |
| Directing | Edward O'Fearna | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Chester A. Lyons | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Rida Johnson Young | Story |
| Sound | Erno Rapee | Music |
| Editing | Katherine Hilliker | Editor |
| Writing | Gertrude Orr | Scenario Writer |
| Production | John Ford | Producer |
| Crew | John Wayne | Property Master |
| Writing | Katherine Hilliker | Dialogue |
| Writing | H.H. Caldwell | Dialogue |
