Ramona Stewart

Trying to break with a shabby past, a young man ends his unhealthy relationship with an older man and moves to a New York rooming house where he meets and falls in love with an older woman.

Fired by his university, a professor flees to New York to do himself in, becomes involved with a Suicide Club, and learns to enjoy life as a social rebel.

Years ago, Eddie had left town under suspicion of murdering his wife and after running into some trouble in Las Vegas, Eddie now hopes to get involved with the local gambling house whose proprietor is his ex-flame Fritzi Haller. To complicate matters, Eddie falls for Fritzi's daughter, who used to be involved with the local lawman Tom Hanson, who's still in love with her.