A young widow (March) with a seven-year-old child (Dunn) faces new challenges when she strikes up a romance with an old friend (O'Loughlin). The girl is reluctant to accept a new father figure in her life and finds imaginative ways of tormenting her mother's would-be suitor. Like Little Fugitive, the film is presented primarily through the eyes of a precocious child and avoids the sentimental trappings that cinematic representations of children often engender. New York emerges as the fourth character in this charming work with leisurely sequences set on the vibrant city streets.