At a reception for Mr. and Mrs. Vance Leighton, three men are discussing the effects of heredity in shaping the careers of children. To prove his contention that the theory of heredity is often demonstrated to be false, John Strong, a secret service agent, tells a true story: Two orphan sisters are adopted, one by society leaders, the other by a couple of crooks. The latter, known as "The Angel," becomes an expert pickpocket, while the other, Evelyn, becomes a reigning belle.
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Jewel Carmen
The Angel
Leslie Austin
Robert Ellington
Coit Albertson
George Johnson
Virginia Valli
Evelyn Schofield
Julia Swayne Gordon
Gentle Annie
J. Herbert Frank
Big Joe
Edwards Davis
George Schofield
Marie Coverdale
Mrs. George Schofield
Gladden James
Billy Dean
Theodore Babcock
Eugene Narcom
Charles Wellesley
Burton Hardy
Henry Sedley
Mr. Baxter
Jule Power
Mrs. Baxter
Arthur Donaldson
Friend of the Baxters
Paul Everton
Detective
