
Mildred's marriage to Bert has been a failure. While she devotes herself to her daughters, mainly the eldest, Veda, Bert enjoys a pleasant company. Leaving Bert, Mildred takes a job as a waitress. Being ambitious, she works very hard and goes up the career ladder. She meets playboy Monty Beragon and makes a fatal mistake: she marries him. And he lets her savings go to the wind....