A singer struggles to keep her criminal boyfriend from trouble.

Vaudeville singer Ted Cotter meets Rose Sargent when he is singing at the Irving Palace burlesque house and she is performing in an amateur competition at a nearby theater. Ted falls in love with Rose, and when he ascends to stardom, he becomes her patron, helping her to rise from the music hall to the Broadway stage. Rose clicks in the Ziegfeld Follies and soon becomes a star herself, while Ted continues to worship her in silent devotion. Rose does not return Ted's feelings, however, and instead falls in love with the handsome con artist and gambler, Bart Clinton. Blinded by her love, Rose fails to see Ted's devotion and Bart's worthlessness. Rose marries Bart, whose lust for easy money drives him to break the law and leads to his arrest by the police. Ted puts up the $50,000 bail bond for Bart, but the scoundrel skips out on bail and disappears. Throughout all her trials, Rose sticks by her man, pouring her love and faith into the song "My Man," which she sobs out every night from the stage. One night, Bart is drawn to see his wife perform, and her rendition of "My Man" forces him to realize that he must give himself up to the police. This act of honesty, which has been motivated by love, redeems Bart, and Rose promises to wait for him while he serves his prison sentence.