Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother's madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq. But a life with Bellocq is compromised for Violet after her mother returns to town.
as Violet
as Bellocq
as Hattie
as Nell
as Professor
as Red Top
as Frieda
as Josephine
as Highpockets
as Alfred Fuller
as Flora
as Gussie
as Fanny
as Agnes
as Odette
as Mama Mosebery
as Ola Mae
as Nonny
as Justine
as Antonia
as Harry
as Fanny's Customer
as Naval Officer
as Hattie's Customer
as Senator
as Violet's First Customer
as Farmer
as Brothel Patron (uncredited)
as Gussie's Client (uncredited)