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sugardaddy Jack Milton to his apartment, and Álvarez stalks in and wounds Milton with a knife. Jimmy Doyle, a cynical tabloid reporter in love with Dixie, gets the story for his newspaper's front page. Dixie is then kidnaped by Álvarez, but quickly manages to free herself. Jimmy persuades her to hide low as a publicity stunt and puts the "kidnaping" on page one. Dixie is found by Milton, who, by way of apology for ruining her stunt, finances her in a
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The film was considered a lost film, with only the
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Crossman. The song "Buy, Buy For Baby (Or Baby Will Bye Bye You)," which was composed by Joseph Meyer and Irving Caesar, was also featured on the soundtrack.
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