Synopsis: Working-class model Dorothy Haley deflects unwanted passes by claiming she's married to a boxer, but when hard-boiled radio salesman Eddy Collins shows no interest in her charms, it piques her curiosity. Their ensuing rocky marriage founders due to the couple's Depression-era poverty and Eddy's proud belief that he should be his family's only breadwinner. But, when Dorothy gets pregnant and Eddy loses his job, he goes into prizefighting to support his wife and child.