Teenage white girl suffers from depression and searches for a cure in the arms of her younger brother. She brings him a mulatto girl also seeking a cure.
Four sailors are marooned on a Pacific island hoping against hope to be rescued. When they are joined by the survivor of an airplane crash their hopes soar expecting that a search and rescue mission will find them. Will Bobbie Bingham be their lucky charm? As it turns out Bobbie as a secret. He is a she.
Alex lives with his mother Julie and refuses to get a job or to help Julie pay the rent and household bills. When Julie sees pictures of Alex dressed as a girl she sees that Alex has potential for meaningful employment, even though Alex might not want the job.